diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 80a67d7..82af346 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -2624,6 +2624,13 @@
 	s.expanded = test_bit(STRIPE_EXPAND_READY, &sh->state);
 	/* Now to look around and see what can be done */
 
+	/* clean-up completed biofill operations */
+	if (test_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.complete)) {
+		clear_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.pending);
+		clear_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.ack);
+		clear_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.complete);
+	}
+
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i=disks; i--; ) {
 		mdk_rdev_t *rdev;
@@ -2897,13 +2904,6 @@
 	s.expanded = test_bit(STRIPE_EXPAND_READY, &sh->state);
 	/* Now to look around and see what can be done */
 
-	/* clean-up completed biofill operations */
-	if (test_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.complete)) {
-		clear_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.pending);
-		clear_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.ack);
-		clear_bit(STRIPE_OP_BIOFILL, &sh->ops.complete);
-	}
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i=disks; i--; ) {
 		mdk_rdev_t *rdev;