diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index c3b4772..3f5234f 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -811,9 +811,12 @@
 {
 	conf_t *conf = mddev->private;
 	int found = 0;
-	int mirror;
+	int mirror = 0;
 	mirror_info_t *p;
 
+	if (rdev->saved_raid_disk >= 0 &&
+	    conf->mirrors[rdev->saved_raid_disk].rdev == NULL)
+		mirror = rdev->saved_raid_disk;
 	for (mirror=0; mirror < mddev->raid_disks; mirror++)
 		if ( !(p=conf->mirrors+mirror)->rdev) {
 
@@ -830,6 +833,8 @@
 			p->head_position = 0;
 			rdev->raid_disk = mirror;
 			found = 1;
+			if (rdev->saved_raid_disk != mirror)
+				conf->fullsync = 1;
 			p->rdev = rdev;
 			break;
 		}