diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index f0c7a3032242..0043dec37a87 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -6299,6 +6299,7 @@ void md_stop(struct mddev *mddev)
 	/* stop the array and free an attached data structures.
 	 * This is called from dm-raid
 	 */
+	__md_stop_writes(mddev);
 	__md_stop(mddev);
 	bioset_exit(&mddev->bio_set);
 	bioset_exit(&mddev->sync_set);