diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 023aecd..adf960d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@
 level_show(mddev_t *mddev, char *page)
 {
 	mdk_personality_t *p = mddev->pers;
-	if (p == NULL)
+	if (p == NULL && mddev->raid_disks == 0)
 		return 0;
 	if (mddev->level >= 0)
 		return sprintf(page, "RAID-%d\n", mddev->level);
@@ -1740,6 +1740,8 @@
 static ssize_t
 raid_disks_show(mddev_t *mddev, char *page)
 {
+	if (mddev->raid_disks == 0)
+		return 0;
 	return sprintf(page, "%d\n", mddev->raid_disks);
 }