diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 59f91e392a2a..f22e0da01f13 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -686,17 +686,17 @@ int raid5_calc_degraded(struct r5conf *conf)
 	return degraded;
 }
 
-static int has_failed(struct r5conf *conf)
+static bool has_failed(struct r5conf *conf)
 {
-	int degraded;
+	int degraded = conf->mddev->degraded;
 
-	if (conf->mddev->reshape_position == MaxSector)
-		return conf->mddev->degraded > conf->max_degraded;
+	if (test_bit(MD_BROKEN, &conf->mddev->flags))
+		return true;
 
-	degraded = raid5_calc_degraded(conf);
-	if (degraded > conf->max_degraded)
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
+	if (conf->mddev->reshape_position != MaxSector)
+		degraded = raid5_calc_degraded(conf);
+
+	return degraded > conf->max_degraded;
 }
 
 struct stripe_head *
@@ -2863,34 +2863,31 @@ static void raid5_error(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	pr_debug("raid456: error called\n");
 
+	pr_crit("md/raid:%s: Disk failure on %s, disabling device.\n",
+		mdname(mddev), bdevname(rdev->bdev, b));
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
-
-	if (test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) &&
-	    mddev->degraded == conf->max_degraded) {
-		/*
-		 * Don't allow to achieve failed state
-		 * Don't try to recover this device
-		 */
-		conf->recovery_disabled = mddev->recovery_disabled;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	set_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags);
 	clear_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags);
 	mddev->degraded = raid5_calc_degraded(conf);
+
+	if (has_failed(conf)) {
+		set_bit(MD_BROKEN, &conf->mddev->flags);
+		conf->recovery_disabled = mddev->recovery_disabled;
+
+		pr_crit("md/raid:%s: Cannot continue operation (%d/%d failed).\n",
+			mdname(mddev), mddev->degraded, conf->raid_disks);
+	} else {
+		pr_crit("md/raid:%s: Operation continuing on %d devices.\n",
+			mdname(mddev), conf->raid_disks - mddev->degraded);
+	}
+
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery);
 
 	set_bit(Blocked, &rdev->flags);
 	set_mask_bits(&mddev->sb_flags, 0,
 		      BIT(MD_SB_CHANGE_DEVS) | BIT(MD_SB_CHANGE_PENDING));
-	pr_crit("md/raid:%s: Disk failure on %s, disabling device.\n"
-		"md/raid:%s: Operation continuing on %d devices.\n",
-		mdname(mddev),
-		bdevname(rdev->bdev, b),
-		mdname(mddev),
-		conf->raid_disks - mddev->degraded);
 	r5c_update_on_rdev_error(mddev, rdev);
 }