diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index cc24f0c..a368db2 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -531,8 +531,17 @@
 		if (test_bit(WriteMostly, &rdev->flags)) {
 			/* Don't balance among write-mostly, just
 			 * use the first as a last resort */
-			if (best_disk < 0)
+			if (best_disk < 0) {
+				if (is_badblock(rdev, this_sector, sectors,
+						&first_bad, &bad_sectors)) {
+					if (first_bad < this_sector)
+						/* Cannot use this */
+						continue;
+					best_good_sectors = first_bad - this_sector;
+				} else
+					best_good_sectors = sectors;
 				best_disk = disk;
+			}
 			continue;
 		}
 		/* This is a reasonable device to use.  It might