diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 05ffffb8b769..16e034747a86 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -5249,7 +5249,8 @@ int mddev_init_writes_pending(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
 	if (mddev->writes_pending.percpu_count_ptr)
 		return 0;
-	if (percpu_ref_init(&mddev->writes_pending, no_op, 0, GFP_KERNEL) < 0)
+	if (percpu_ref_init(&mddev->writes_pending, no_op,
+			    PERCPU_REF_ALLOW_REINIT, GFP_KERNEL) < 0)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	/* We want to start with the refcount at zero */
 	percpu_ref_put(&mddev->writes_pending);