diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index d66aaeddf95d7c14d16001a29e6e940c7adb5e6a..b757da1751805c72e79880af1f5bec83deb47558 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -5159,7 +5159,7 @@ static int add_new_disk(mddev_t * mddev, mdu_disk_info_t *info)
 				PTR_ERR(rdev));
 			return PTR_ERR(rdev);
 		}
-		/* set save_raid_disk if appropriate */
+		/* set saved_raid_disk if appropriate */
 		if (!mddev->persistent) {
 			if (info->state & (1<<MD_DISK_SYNC)  &&
 			    info->raid_disk < mddev->raid_disks)
@@ -5169,7 +5169,10 @@ static int add_new_disk(mddev_t * mddev, mdu_disk_info_t *info)
 		} else
 			super_types[mddev->major_version].
 				validate_super(mddev, rdev);
-		rdev->saved_raid_disk = rdev->raid_disk;
+		if (test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags))
+			rdev->saved_raid_disk = rdev->raid_disk;
+		else
+			rdev->saved_raid_disk = -1;
 
 		clear_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags); /* just to be sure */
 		if (info->state & (1<<MD_DISK_WRITEMOSTLY))