diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index da6a86e28318..8ea8443e09d5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -2526,7 +2526,8 @@ static void raid5_end_read_request(struct bio * bi)
 		int set_bad = 0;
 
 		clear_bit(R5_UPTODATE, &sh->dev[i].flags);
-		atomic_inc(&rdev->read_errors);
+		if (!(bi->bi_status == BLK_STS_PROTECTION))
+			atomic_inc(&rdev->read_errors);
 		if (test_bit(R5_ReadRepl, &sh->dev[i].flags))
 			pr_warn_ratelimited(
 				"md/raid:%s: read error on replacement device (sector %llu on %s).\n",