diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 0398dc42a956..77bd8d8708e4 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -7163,9 +7163,6 @@ void md_check_recovery(mddev_t *mddev)
 	if (mddev->bitmap)
 		bitmap_daemon_work(mddev);
 
-	if (mddev->ro)
-		return;
-
 	if (signal_pending(current)) {
 		if (mddev->pers->sync_request && !mddev->external) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO "md: %s in immediate safe mode\n",