diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
index 385e24f55ec0..f23edd79df45 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
@@ -2378,7 +2378,7 @@ static int super_init_validation(struct raid_set *rs, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	 */
 	sb_retrieve_failed_devices(sb, failed_devices);
 	rdev_for_each(r, mddev) {
-		if (test_bit(Journal, &rdev->flags) ||
+		if (test_bit(Journal, &r->flags) ||
 		    !r->sb_page)
 			continue;
 		sb2 = page_address(r->sb_page);