diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index 636bae0405e8167edcec328e5759b3f949dd0876..a0f73092176e06cd736885496e02a5fab601dffe 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ static void raid1_unplug(struct blk_plug_cb *cb, bool from_schedule)
 	struct r1conf *conf = mddev->private;
 	struct bio *bio;
 
-	if (from_schedule) {
+	if (from_schedule || current->bio_list) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
 		bio_list_merge(&conf->pending_bio_list, &plug->pending);
 		conf->pending_count += plug->pending_cnt;
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index 0d5d0ff2c0f7beb47a02bd4692273b31369b2bc5..c9acbd717131ba8e28f4362d3e1aca967922ede8 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ static void raid10_unplug(struct blk_plug_cb *cb, bool from_schedule)
 	struct r10conf *conf = mddev->private;
 	struct bio *bio;
 
-	if (from_schedule) {
+	if (from_schedule || current->bio_list) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
 		bio_list_merge(&conf->pending_bio_list, &plug->pending);
 		conf->pending_count += plug->pending_cnt;