diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 53c6434beda917d0e0920ea5decb25d955e6554c..01021382131bcf30f3f238ccd0f67b64972a207c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -5724,7 +5724,7 @@ static bool raid5_make_request(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * bi)
 				do_flush = false;
 			}
 
-			if (!sh->batch_head)
+			if (!sh->batch_head || sh == sh->batch_head)
 				set_bit(STRIPE_HANDLE, &sh->state);
 			clear_bit(STRIPE_DELAYED, &sh->state);
 			if ((!sh->batch_head || sh == sh->batch_head) &&