diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index d26e5e9bea4270ed3f388476bb89d856e841fe4d..dbc4655a95768a518f3d091caa35f09542e7d9d5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -2540,7 +2540,8 @@ static void raid5_end_read_request(struct bio * bi)
 		int set_bad = 0;
 
 		clear_bit(R5_UPTODATE, &sh->dev[i].flags);
-		atomic_inc(&rdev->read_errors);
+		if (!(bi->bi_status == BLK_STS_PROTECTION))
+			atomic_inc(&rdev->read_errors);
 		if (test_bit(R5_ReadRepl, &sh->dev[i].flags))
 			pr_warn_ratelimited(
 				"md/raid:%s: read error on replacement device (sector %llu on %s).\n",