diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index dbedc58d8c00fdcdacb5a9e24d3a5c8571b988a8..61aacab424cf1860dbb5651f5a4fc6c9f7188027 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -4326,8 +4326,7 @@ action_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *page, size_t len)
 			}
 			mddev_unlock(mddev);
 		}
-	} else if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery) ||
-		   test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery))
+	} else if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery))
 		return -EBUSY;
 	else if (cmd_match(page, "resync"))
 		clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &mddev->recovery);
@@ -4340,8 +4339,12 @@ action_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *page, size_t len)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		err = mddev_lock(mddev);
 		if (!err) {
-			clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &mddev->recovery);
-			err = mddev->pers->start_reshape(mddev);
+			if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery))
+				err =  -EBUSY;
+			else {
+				clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &mddev->recovery);
+				err = mddev->pers->start_reshape(mddev);
+			}
 			mddev_unlock(mddev);
 		}
 		if (err)