diff --git a/drivers/md/bitmap.c b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
index c1f28a87ea59849f9f5d279844af104c3c85690d..b1bcd36ca963db3fbed33583dcfc0f30d540606c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
@@ -1695,6 +1695,7 @@ int bitmap_create(mddev_t *mddev)
 	mddev->bitmap = bitmap;
 
 	mddev->thread->timeout = mddev->bitmap_info.daemon_sleep;
+	md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 
 	bitmap_update_sb(bitmap);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index 064c2bb5ee634047648b959f48556c00124f0968..d9e28a65af58cdc5b2d394f1d1b5debf040477f1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -2275,13 +2275,6 @@ static void raid10_quiesce(mddev_t *mddev, int state)
 		lower_barrier(conf);
 		break;
 	}
-	if (mddev->thread) {
-		if (mddev->bitmap)
-			mddev->thread->timeout = mddev->bitmap_info.daemon_sleep;
-		else
-			mddev->thread->timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
-		md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
-	}
 }
 
 static struct mdk_personality raid10_personality =