diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index cacd008..36a8fc0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -2173,8 +2173,7 @@
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
 	for (;;) {
 
-		if (atomic_read(&mddev->plug_cnt) == 0)
-			flush_pending_writes(conf);
+		flush_pending_writes(conf);
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
 		if (list_empty(head)) {