diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 4d4204eda5bec50d99c337d54a408cbfddb4a79a..3db5ea4b40d54ce225f5872a4c58f377d7fafe35 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -9184,13 +9184,13 @@ void md_reap_sync_thread(struct mddev *mddev)
 	clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RESHAPE, &mddev->recovery);
 	clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_REQUESTED, &mddev->recovery);
 	clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_CHECK, &mddev->recovery);
-	wake_up(&resync_wait);
 	/* flag recovery needed just to double check */
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
 	sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_action);
 	md_new_event(mddev);
 	if (mddev->event_work.func)
 		queue_work(md_misc_wq, &mddev->event_work);
+	wake_up(&resync_wait);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_reap_sync_thread);