diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index da5129a24b18..970a96ef9b18 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ static int raid10_add_disk(mddev_t *mddev, mdk_rdev_t *rdev)
 	if (!enough(conf))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (rdev->raid_disk)
+	if (rdev->raid_disk >= 0)
 		first = last = rdev->raid_disk;
 
 	if (rdev->saved_raid_disk >= 0 &&