diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index 834bf0f86222..5bd1e9ec899d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -1474,7 +1474,13 @@ static sector_t sync_request(mddev_t *mddev, sector_t sector_nr, int *skipped, i
 					}
 				}
 				if (j == conf->copies) {
-					BUG();
+					/* Cannot recover, so abort the recovery */
+					put_buf(r10_bio);
+					r10_bio = rb2;
+					if (!test_and_set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_ERR, &mddev->recovery))
+						printk(KERN_INFO "raid10: %s: insufficient working devices for recovery.\n",
+						       mdname(mddev));
+					break;
 				}
 			}
 		if (biolist == NULL) {