diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 76e2cf609883..aad91cd72a06 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -616,23 +616,28 @@ static inline struct mddev *mddev_get(struct mddev *mddev)
 
 static void mddev_delayed_delete(struct work_struct *ws);
 
+static void __mddev_put(struct mddev *mddev)
+{
+	if (mddev->raid_disks || !list_empty(&mddev->disks) ||
+	    mddev->ctime || mddev->hold_active)
+		return;
+
+	/* Array is not configured at all, and not held active, so destroy it */
+	set_bit(MD_DELETED, &mddev->flags);
+
+	/*
+	 * Call queue_work inside the spinlock so that flush_workqueue() after
+	 * mddev_find will succeed in waiting for the work to be done.
+	 */
+	queue_work(md_misc_wq, &mddev->del_work);
+}
+
 void mddev_put(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_lock(&mddev->active, &all_mddevs_lock))
 		return;
-	if (!mddev->raid_disks && list_empty(&mddev->disks) &&
-	    mddev->ctime == 0 && !mddev->hold_active) {
-		/* Array is not configured at all, and not held active,
-		 * so destroy it */
-		set_bit(MD_DELETED, &mddev->flags);
 
-		/*
-		 * Call queue_work inside the spinlock so that
-		 * flush_workqueue() after mddev_find will succeed in waiting
-		 * for the work to be done.
-		 */
-		queue_work(md_misc_wq, &mddev->del_work);
-	}
+	__mddev_put(mddev);
 	spin_unlock(&all_mddevs_lock);
 }