diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 0cd5914..a81eca6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -547,10 +547,6 @@
 			bi->bi_io_vec[0].bv_offset = 0;
 			bi->bi_size = STRIPE_SIZE;
 			bi->bi_next = NULL;
-			if ((rw & WRITE) &&
-			    test_bit(R5_ReWrite, &sh->dev[i].flags))
-				atomic_add(STRIPE_SECTORS,
-					&rdev->corrected_errors);
 			generic_make_request(bi);
 		} else {
 			if (rw & WRITE)
@@ -1590,6 +1586,7 @@
 				(unsigned long long)(sh->sector
 						     + rdev->data_offset),
 				bdevname(rdev->bdev, b));
+			atomic_add(STRIPE_SECTORS, &rdev->corrected_errors);
 			clear_bit(R5_ReadError, &sh->dev[i].flags);
 			clear_bit(R5_ReWrite, &sh->dev[i].flags);
 		}