diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index af0780ae56b5..69f659e46aa6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -3075,6 +3075,7 @@ level_store(mddev_t *mddev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
 	md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 	sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "level");
+	md_new_event(mddev);
 	return rv;
 }