diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index d2378765dc154..ced076ba560e1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -478,6 +478,8 @@ static void raid1_end_write_request(struct bio *bio)
 		if (!test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags))
 			set_bit(R1BIO_WriteError, &r1_bio->state);
 		else {
+			/* Fail the request */
+			set_bit(R1BIO_Degraded, &r1_bio->state);
 			/* Finished with this branch */
 			r1_bio->bios[mirror] = NULL;
 			to_put = bio;