diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 766be87..46bdf4b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -2801,8 +2801,9 @@
 
 	i = 0;
 	rdev_for_each(rdev, tmp, mddev) {
-		if (rdev->desc_nr >= mddev->max_disks ||
-		    i > mddev->max_disks) {
+		if (mddev->max_disks &&
+		    (rdev->desc_nr >= mddev->max_disks ||
+		     i > mddev->max_disks)) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING
 			       "md: %s: %s: only %d devices permitted\n",
 			       mdname(mddev), bdevname(rdev->bdev, b),
@@ -5406,7 +5407,7 @@
 	if (mddev->pers->check_reshape == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (raid_disks <= 0 ||
-	    raid_disks >= mddev->max_disks)
+	    (mddev->max_disks && raid_disks >= mddev->max_disks))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (mddev->sync_thread || mddev->reshape_position != MaxSector)
 		return -EBUSY;