diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
index 61f4fae..7b97629 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_bitmap.c
@@ -991,6 +991,9 @@
 		bio_endio(bio, -EIO);
 	} else {
 		submit_bio(rw, bio);
+		/* this should not count as user activity and cause the
+		 * resync to throttle -- see drbd_rs_should_slow_down(). */
+		atomic_add(len >> 9, &mdev->rs_sect_ev);
 	}
 }