diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index af5056d..e1a7e3d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -3063,6 +3063,8 @@ static int raid1_run(struct mddev *mddev)
 			mdname(mddev));
 		return -EIO;
 	}
+	if (mddev_init_writes_pending(mddev) < 0)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	/*
 	 * copy the already verified devices into our private RAID1
 	 * bookkeeping area. [whatever we allocate in run(),