diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index d53d36cd0e5755b97499c521e3395fe1b84b6d60..6492e321ec00537e435d62b455fb26c90671eb0f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ int drbd_set_role(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_role new_role, int force)
 		}
 
 		if (r == SS_NO_UP_TO_DATE_DISK && force &&
-		    (mdev->state.disk == D_INCONSISTENT ||
-		     mdev->state.disk == D_OUTDATED)) {
+		    (mdev->state.disk < D_UP_TO_DATE &&
+		     mdev->state.disk >= D_INCONSISTENT)) {
 			mask.disk = D_MASK;
 			val.disk  = D_UP_TO_DATE;
 			forced = 1;