diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index ae38895c44b24f1ff83eec312087e7b391f67f36..828d86605fb659d0602e748c059d17ab1873016c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -4221,26 +4221,15 @@ static void handle_parity_checks6(struct r5conf *conf, struct stripe_head *sh,
 	case check_state_check_result:
 		sh->check_state = check_state_idle;
 
+		if (s->failed > 1)
+			break;
 		/* handle a successful check operation, if parity is correct
 		 * we are done.  Otherwise update the mismatch count and repair
 		 * parity if !MD_RECOVERY_CHECK
 		 */
 		if (sh->ops.zero_sum_result == 0) {
-			/* both parities are correct */
-			if (!s->failed)
-				set_bit(STRIPE_INSYNC, &sh->state);
-			else {
-				/* in contrast to the raid5 case we can validate
-				 * parity, but still have a failure to write
-				 * back
-				 */
-				sh->check_state = check_state_compute_result;
-				/* Returning at this point means that we may go
-				 * off and bring p and/or q uptodate again so
-				 * we make sure to check zero_sum_result again
-				 * to verify if p or q need writeback
-				 */
-			}
+			/* Any parity checked was correct */
+			set_bit(STRIPE_INSYNC, &sh->state);
 		} else {
 			atomic64_add(STRIPE_SECTORS, &conf->mddev->resync_mismatches);
 			if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_CHECK, &conf->mddev->recovery)) {