diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index c1b0d52bfcb0..b98765f6f77f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -3195,6 +3195,11 @@ static void handle_stripe_dirtying(struct r5conf *conf,
 					  (unsigned long long)sh->sector,
 					  rcw, qread, test_bit(STRIPE_DELAYED, &sh->state));
 	}
+
+	if (rcw > disks && rmw > disks &&
+	    !test_bit(STRIPE_PREREAD_ACTIVE, &sh->state))
+		set_bit(STRIPE_DELAYED, &sh->state);
+
 	/* now if nothing is locked, and if we have enough data,
 	 * we can start a write request
 	 */