diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index af8a9a89e4da..b7dcc677dda4 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ static void ops_run_io(struct stripe_head *sh, struct stripe_head_state *s)
 		bi = &sh->dev[i].req;
 
 		bi->bi_rw = rw;
-		if (rw == WRITE)
+		if (rw & WRITE)
 			bi->bi_end_io = raid5_end_write_request;
 		else
 			bi->bi_end_io = raid5_end_read_request;
@@ -548,13 +548,13 @@ static void ops_run_io(struct stripe_head *sh, struct stripe_head_state *s)
 			bi->bi_io_vec[0].bv_offset = 0;
 			bi->bi_size = STRIPE_SIZE;
 			bi->bi_next = NULL;
-			if (rw == WRITE &&
+			if ((rw & WRITE) &&
 			    test_bit(R5_ReWrite, &sh->dev[i].flags))
 				atomic_add(STRIPE_SECTORS,
 					&rdev->corrected_errors);
 			generic_make_request(bi);
 		} else {
-			if (rw == WRITE)
+			if (rw & WRITE)
 				set_bit(STRIPE_DEGRADED, &sh->state);
 			pr_debug("skip op %ld on disc %d for sector %llu\n",
 				bi->bi_rw, i, (unsigned long long)sh->sector);