diff --git a/drivers/md/multipath.c b/drivers/md/multipath.c
index aa8c4e5c..065fe28 100644
--- a/drivers/md/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/multipath.c
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ static void multipath_make_request(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio * bio)
 	mp_bh->bio.bi_opf |= REQ_FAILFAST_TRANSPORT;
 	mp_bh->bio.bi_end_io = multipath_end_request;
 	mp_bh->bio.bi_private = mp_bh;
+	mddev_check_writesame(mddev, &mp_bh->bio);
 	generic_make_request(&mp_bh->bio);
 	return;
 }