diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 7f770b0c0348ce5fce1700be900e68e35f967f55..b628cd525b320306e8a0944ea422afdaec827033 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -2089,6 +2089,14 @@ static int resize_chunks(struct r5conf *conf, int new_disks, int new_sectors)
 	unsigned long cpu;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * Never shrink. And mddev_suspend() could deadlock if this is called
+	 * from raid5d. In that case, scribble_disks and scribble_sectors
+	 * should equal to new_disks and new_sectors
+	 */
+	if (conf->scribble_disks >= new_disks &&
+	    conf->scribble_sectors >= new_sectors)
+		return 0;
 	mddev_suspend(conf->mddev);
 	get_online_cpus();
 	for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
@@ -2110,6 +2118,10 @@ static int resize_chunks(struct r5conf *conf, int new_disks, int new_sectors)
 	}
 	put_online_cpus();
 	mddev_resume(conf->mddev);
+	if (!err) {
+		conf->scribble_disks = new_disks;
+		conf->scribble_sectors = new_sectors;
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -6413,6 +6425,12 @@ static int raid5_alloc_percpu(struct r5conf *conf)
 	}
 	put_online_cpus();
 
+	if (!err) {
+		conf->scribble_disks = max(conf->raid_disks,
+			conf->previous_raid_disks);
+		conf->scribble_sectors = max(conf->chunk_sectors,
+			conf->prev_chunk_sectors);
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.h b/drivers/md/raid5.h
index a415e1cd39b8fd09e441e60c742baa1f59f9f88d..ae6068deefdfb0b69c41cbbae9d0ee5d89b3b381 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.h
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.h
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@ struct r5conf {
 					      * conversions
 					      */
 	} __percpu *percpu;
+	int scribble_disks;
+	int scribble_sectors;
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	struct notifier_block	cpu_notify;
 #endif