if (mddev->pers) {
                        mddev->pers->status (seq, mddev);
                        seq_printf(seq, "\n      ");
-                       if (mddev->curr_resync > 2) {
-                               status_resync (seq, mddev);
-                               seq_printf(seq, "\n      ");
-                       } else if (mddev->curr_resync == 1 || mddev->curr_resync == 2)
-                               seq_printf(seq, "\tresync=DELAYED\n      ");
-                       else if (mddev->recovery_cp < MaxSector)
-                               seq_printf(seq, "\tresync=PENDING\n      ");
+                       if (mddev->pers->sync_request) {
+                               if (mddev->curr_resync > 2) {
+                                       status_resync (seq, mddev);
+                                       seq_printf(seq, "\n      ");
+                               } else if (mddev->curr_resync == 1 || mddev->curr_resync == 2)
+                                       seq_printf(seq, "\tresync=DELAYED\n      ");
+                               else if (mddev->recovery_cp < MaxSector)
+                                       seq_printf(seq, "\tresync=PENDING\n      ");
+                       }
                } else
                        seq_printf(seq, "\n       ");