diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index 14a9d36..70a596c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -1831,9 +1831,9 @@ static int raid1_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 			p->rdev = repl;
 			conf->mirrors[conf->raid_disks + number].rdev = NULL;
 			unfreeze_array(conf);
-			clear_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags);
-		} else
-			clear_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags);
+		}
+
+		clear_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags);
 		err = md_integrity_register(mddev);
 	}
 abort: