diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
index 7d893228c40f..b4b75dad816a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
@@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ struct dm_raid_superblock {
 	/********************************************************************
 	 * BELOW FOLLOW V1.9.0 EXTENSIONS TO THE PRISTINE SUPERBLOCK FORMAT!!!
 	 *
-	 * FEATURE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_V190 in the features member indicates that those exist
+	 * FEATURE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_V190 in the compat_features member indicates that those exist
 	 */
 
 	__le32 flags; /* Flags defining array states for reshaping */
@@ -2092,6 +2092,11 @@ static void super_sync(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	sb->layout = cpu_to_le32(mddev->layout);
 	sb->stripe_sectors = cpu_to_le32(mddev->chunk_sectors);
 
+	/********************************************************************
+	 * BELOW FOLLOW V1.9.0 EXTENSIONS TO THE PRISTINE SUPERBLOCK FORMAT!!!
+	 *
+	 * FEATURE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_V190 in the compat_features member indicates that those exist
+	 */
 	sb->new_level = cpu_to_le32(mddev->new_level);
 	sb->new_layout = cpu_to_le32(mddev->new_layout);
 	sb->new_stripe_sectors = cpu_to_le32(mddev->new_chunk_sectors);
@@ -2438,8 +2443,14 @@ static int super_validate(struct raid_set *rs, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	mddev->bitmap_info.default_offset = mddev->bitmap_info.offset;
 
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(FirstUse, &rdev->flags)) {
-		/* Retrieve device size stored in superblock to be prepared for shrink */
-		rdev->sectors = le64_to_cpu(sb->sectors);
+		/*
+		 * Retrieve rdev size stored in superblock to be prepared for shrink.
+		 * Check extended superblock members are present otherwise the size
+		 * will not be set!
+		 */
+		if (le32_to_cpu(sb->compat_features) & FEATURE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_V190)
+			rdev->sectors = le64_to_cpu(sb->sectors);
+
 		rdev->recovery_offset = le64_to_cpu(sb->disk_recovery_offset);
 		if (rdev->recovery_offset == MaxSector)
 			set_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags);