diff --git a/fs/compat_ioctl.c b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
index c5c45de..b6f23b2 100644
--- a/fs/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -1038,6 +1038,8 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 /* loop */
 IGNORE_IOCTL(LOOP_CLR_FD)
+/* md calls this on random blockdevs */
+IGNORE_IOCTL(RAID_VERSION)
 /* SG stuff */
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(SG_SET_TIMEOUT)
 COMPATIBLE_IOCTL(SG_GET_TIMEOUT)