diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 0ff1bbf6c90e..8b2eb0f4122f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -8039,7 +8039,8 @@ bool md_write_start(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio *bi)
 	if (did_change)
 		sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_state);
 	wait_event(mddev->sb_wait,
-		   !test_bit(MD_SB_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->sb_flags) && !mddev->suspended);
+		   !test_bit(MD_SB_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->sb_flags) ||
+		   mddev->suspended);
 	if (test_bit(MD_SB_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->sb_flags)) {
 		percpu_ref_put(&mddev->writes_pending);
 		return false;