diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 19e497a7e747..dc63a544d670 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -3936,7 +3936,7 @@ static void handle_stripe_fill(struct stripe_head *sh,
 		 * back cache (prexor with orig_page, and then xor with
 		 * page) in the read path
 		 */
-		if (s->injournal && s->failed) {
+		if (s->to_read && s->injournal && s->failed) {
 			if (test_bit(STRIPE_R5C_CACHING, &sh->state))
 				r5c_make_stripe_write_out(sh);
 			goto out;