diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index 063c43d83b72..1443305613c5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -1477,11 +1477,24 @@ static void raid10_write_request(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio *bio,
 			mbio->bi_bdev = (void*)rdev;
 
 			atomic_inc(&r10_bio->remaining);
+
+			cb = blk_check_plugged(raid10_unplug, mddev,
+					       sizeof(*plug));
+			if (cb)
+				plug = container_of(cb, struct raid10_plug_cb,
+						    cb);
+			else
+				plug = NULL;
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
-			bio_list_add(&conf->pending_bio_list, mbio);
-			conf->pending_count++;
+			if (plug) {
+				bio_list_add(&plug->pending, mbio);
+				plug->pending_cnt++;
+			} else {
+				bio_list_add(&conf->pending_bio_list, mbio);
+				conf->pending_count++;
+			}
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
-			if (!mddev_check_plugged(mddev))
+			if (!plug)
 				md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 		}
 	}