diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index f4c7004888af..3670abf46841 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -2080,13 +2080,12 @@ static void put_sync_write_buf(struct r1bio *r1_bio, int uptodate)
 
 static void end_sync_write(struct bio *bio)
 {
-	int uptodate = !bio->bi_status;
 	struct r1bio *r1_bio = get_resync_r1bio(bio);
 	struct mddev *mddev = r1_bio->mddev;
 	struct r1conf *conf = mddev->private;
 	struct md_rdev *rdev = conf->mirrors[find_bio_disk(r1_bio, bio)].rdev;
 
-	if (!uptodate) {
+	if (bio->bi_status) {
 		abort_sync_write(mddev, r1_bio);
 		set_bit(WriteErrorSeen, &rdev->flags);
 		if (!test_and_set_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags))
@@ -2099,7 +2098,7 @@ static void end_sync_write(struct bio *bio)
 		set_bit(R1BIO_MadeGood, &r1_bio->state);
 	}
 
-	put_sync_write_buf(r1_bio, uptodate);
+	put_sync_write_buf(r1_bio, 1);
 }
 
 static int r1_sync_page_io(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t sector,