diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index 34b4665cb0b6..8c2754f835ef 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -883,7 +883,6 @@ static void make_request(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * bio)
 	const unsigned long do_sync = (bio->bi_rw & REQ_SYNC);
 	const unsigned long do_flush_fua = (bio->bi_rw & (REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA));
 	struct md_rdev *blocked_rdev;
-	int plugged;
 	int first_clone;
 	int sectors_handled;
 	int max_sectors;
@@ -1034,7 +1033,6 @@ read_again:
 	 * the bad blocks.  Each set of writes gets it's own r1bio
 	 * with a set of bios attached.
 	 */
-	plugged = mddev_check_plugged(mddev);
 
 	disks = conf->raid_disks * 2;
  retry_write:
@@ -1191,6 +1189,8 @@ read_again:
 		bio_list_add(&conf->pending_bio_list, mbio);
 		conf->pending_count++;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
+		if (!mddev_check_plugged(mddev))
+			md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 	}
 	/* Mustn't call r1_bio_write_done before this next test,
 	 * as it could result in the bio being freed.
@@ -1213,9 +1213,6 @@ read_again:
 
 	/* In case raid1d snuck in to freeze_array */
 	wake_up(&conf->wait_barrier);
-
-	if (do_sync || !bitmap || !plugged)
-		md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 }
 
 static void status(struct seq_file *seq, struct mddev *mddev)
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index edc1088a1320..acf5a828c7e1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -1039,7 +1039,6 @@ static void make_request(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * bio)
 	const unsigned long do_fua = (bio->bi_rw & REQ_FUA);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct md_rdev *blocked_rdev;
-	int plugged;
 	int sectors_handled;
 	int max_sectors;
 	int sectors;
@@ -1239,7 +1238,6 @@ read_again:
 	 * of r10_bios is recored in bio->bi_phys_segments just as with
 	 * the read case.
 	 */
-	plugged = mddev_check_plugged(mddev);
 
 	r10_bio->read_slot = -1; /* make sure repl_bio gets freed */
 	raid10_find_phys(conf, r10_bio);
@@ -1396,6 +1394,8 @@ retry_write:
 		bio_list_add(&conf->pending_bio_list, mbio);
 		conf->pending_count++;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
+		if (!mddev_check_plugged(mddev, 0, 0))
+			md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 
 		if (!r10_bio->devs[i].repl_bio)
 			continue;
@@ -1423,6 +1423,8 @@ retry_write:
 		bio_list_add(&conf->pending_bio_list, mbio);
 		conf->pending_count++;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
+		if (!mddev_check_plugged(mddev))
+			md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 	}
 
 	/* Don't remove the bias on 'remaining' (one_write_done) until
@@ -1448,9 +1450,6 @@ retry_write:
 
 	/* In case raid10d snuck in to freeze_array */
 	wake_up(&conf->wait_barrier);
-
-	if (do_sync || !mddev->bitmap || !plugged)
-		md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 }
 
 static void status(struct seq_file *seq, struct mddev *mddev)
@@ -2661,7 +2660,8 @@ static void raid10d(struct mddev *mddev)
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
 	for (;;) {
 
-		flush_pending_writes(conf);
+		if (atomic_read(&mddev->plug_cnt) == 0)
+			flush_pending_writes(conf);
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
 		if (list_empty(head)) {
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 7245a9df35a9..04348d76bb30 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -3997,7 +3997,6 @@ static void make_request(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * bi)
 	struct stripe_head *sh;
 	const int rw = bio_data_dir(bi);
 	int remaining;
-	int plugged;
 
 	if (unlikely(bi->bi_rw & REQ_FLUSH)) {
 		md_flush_request(mddev, bi);
@@ -4016,7 +4015,6 @@ static void make_request(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * bi)
 	bi->bi_next = NULL;
 	bi->bi_phys_segments = 1;	/* over-loaded to count active stripes */
 
-	plugged = mddev_check_plugged(mddev);
 	for (;logical_sector < last_sector; logical_sector += STRIPE_SECTORS) {
 		DEFINE_WAIT(w);
 		int previous;
@@ -4118,6 +4116,7 @@ static void make_request(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * bi)
 			if ((bi->bi_rw & REQ_SYNC) &&
 			    !test_and_set_bit(STRIPE_PREREAD_ACTIVE, &sh->state))
 				atomic_inc(&conf->preread_active_stripes);
+			mddev_check_plugged(mddev);
 			release_stripe(sh);
 		} else {
 			/* cannot get stripe for read-ahead, just give-up */
@@ -4125,10 +4124,7 @@ static void make_request(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * bi)
 			finish_wait(&conf->wait_for_overlap, &w);
 			break;
 		}
-			
 	}
-	if (!plugged)
-		md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
 	remaining = raid5_dec_bi_phys_segments(bi);