int data_disks = raid_disks - 2;
        sector_t max_sector = mddev->size << 1;
        int sync_blocks;
+       int still_degraded = 0;
+       int i;
 
        if (sector_nr >= max_sector) {
                /* just being told to finish up .. nothing much to do */
                if (mddev->curr_resync < max_sector) /* aborted */
                        bitmap_end_sync(mddev->bitmap, mddev->curr_resync,
                                        &sync_blocks, 1);
-               else /* compelted sync */
+               else /* completed sync */
                        conf->fullsync = 0;
                bitmap_close_sync(mddev->bitmap);
 
                 */
                schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
        }
-       bitmap_start_sync(mddev->bitmap, sector_nr, &sync_blocks, 0);
+       /* Need to check if array will still be degraded after recovery/resync
+        * We don't need to check the 'failed' flag as when that gets set,
+        * recovery aborts.
+        */
+       for (i=0; i<mddev->raid_disks; i++)
+               if (conf->disks[i].rdev == NULL)
+                       still_degraded = 1;
+
+       bitmap_start_sync(mddev->bitmap, sector_nr, &sync_blocks, still_degraded);
+
        spin_lock(&sh->lock);
        set_bit(STRIPE_SYNCING, &sh->state);
        clear_bit(STRIPE_INSYNC, &sh->state);