diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5-ppl.c b/drivers/md/raid5-ppl.c
index 7be1648c4e4f..7f8a9d3fd578 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5-ppl.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5-ppl.c
@@ -643,8 +643,10 @@ static void ppl_do_flush(struct ppl_io_unit *io)
 	log->disk_flush_bitmap = 0;
 
 	for (i = flushed_disks ; i < raid_disks; i++) {
-		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&io->pending_flushes))
+		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&io->pending_flushes)) {
 			ppl_io_unit_finished(io);
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 }