diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index 6e846688962fccfd9c7ceddd645192047f7d4d87..d55ae12b2d8c70e38e692bf4fe7cbe9bf861084b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -1093,8 +1093,7 @@ static int raid10_add_disk(mddev_t *mddev, mdk_rdev_t *rdev)
 	if (rdev->raid_disk >= 0)
 		first = last = rdev->raid_disk;
 
-	if (rdev->saved_raid_disk >= 0 &&
-	    rdev->saved_raid_disk >= first &&
+	if (rdev->saved_raid_disk >= first &&
 	    conf->mirrors[rdev->saved_raid_disk].rdev == NULL)
 		mirror = rdev->saved_raid_disk;
 	else