diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index cdb2185987b8..538e9b078d3b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -7052,6 +7052,7 @@ static int update_raid_disks(struct mddev *mddev, int raid_disks)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (mddev->sync_thread ||
 	    test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery) ||
+	    test_bit(MD_RESYNCING_REMOTE, &mddev->recovery) ||
 	    mddev->reshape_position != MaxSector)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
@@ -9423,8 +9424,11 @@ static void check_sb_changes(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (mddev->raid_disks != le32_to_cpu(sb->raid_disks))
-		update_raid_disks(mddev, le32_to_cpu(sb->raid_disks));
+	if (mddev->raid_disks != le32_to_cpu(sb->raid_disks)) {
+		ret = update_raid_disks(mddev, le32_to_cpu(sb->raid_disks));
+		if (ret)
+			pr_warn("md: updating array disks failed. %d\n", ret);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Since mddev->delta_disks has already updated in update_raid_disks,