diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index e52896c140bd..eea8dd529b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -9473,9 +9473,6 @@ not_running:
  */
 void md_check_recovery(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
-	if (READ_ONCE(mddev->suspended))
-		return;
-
 	if (mddev->bitmap)
 		md_bitmap_daemon_work(mddev);