diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 8b568eee8743..6cb2c452f963 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -4414,9 +4414,10 @@ raid_disks_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 	err = mddev_suspend_and_lock(mddev);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
-	if (mddev->pers)
-		err = update_raid_disks(mddev, n);
-	else if (mddev->reshape_position != MaxSector) {
+	if (mddev->pers) {
+		if (n != mddev->raid_disks)
+			err = update_raid_disks(mddev, n);
+	} else if (mddev->reshape_position != MaxSector) {
 		struct md_rdev *rdev;
 		int olddisks = mddev->raid_disks - mddev->delta_disks;