diff --git a/drivers/md/md-llbitmap.c b/drivers/md/md-llbitmap.c
index 1eb434306162..bcb6eae1c711 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-llbitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md-llbitmap.c
@@ -712,8 +712,10 @@ static int llbitmap_suspend_timeout(struct llbitmap *llbitmap, int page_idx)
 	percpu_ref_kill(&pctl->active);
 
 	if (!wait_event_timeout(pctl->wait, percpu_ref_is_zero(&pctl->active),
-			llbitmap->mddev->bitmap_info.daemon_sleep * HZ))
+			llbitmap->mddev->bitmap_info.daemon_sleep * HZ)) {
+		percpu_ref_resurrect(&pctl->active);
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }