diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 9c5d53f3e4c6..6c169f18aab8 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -7560,8 +7560,7 @@ static int remove_and_add_spares(struct mddev *mddev,
 		       !test_bit(Bitmap_sync, &rdev->flags)))
 			continue;
 
-		if (rdev->saved_raid_disk < 0)
-			rdev->recovery_offset = 0;
+		rdev->recovery_offset = 0;
 		if (mddev->pers->
 		    hot_add_disk(mddev, rdev) == 0) {
 			if (sysfs_link_rdev(mddev, rdev))