diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
index ec43f9fa4b2a..d0fed2b21b08 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
@@ -197,9 +197,6 @@ static void fail_mirror(struct mirror *m, enum dm_raid1_error error_type)
 	struct mirror_set *ms = m->ms;
 	struct mirror *new;
 
-	if (!errors_handled(ms))
-		return;
-
 	/*
 	 * error_count is used for nothing more than a
 	 * simple way to tell if a device has encountered
@@ -210,6 +207,9 @@ static void fail_mirror(struct mirror *m, enum dm_raid1_error error_type)
 	if (test_and_set_bit(error_type, &m->error_type))
 		return;
 
+	if (!errors_handled(ms))
+		return;
+
 	if (m != get_default_mirror(ms))
 		goto out;