diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index e55e6cf9ec17..464627b7e820 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -5671,7 +5671,6 @@ static int do_md_stop(struct mddev *mddev, int mode,
 		export_array(mddev);
 
 		md_clean(mddev);
-		kobject_uevent(&disk_to_dev(mddev->gendisk)->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
 		if (mddev->hold_active == UNTIL_STOP)
 			mddev->hold_active = 0;
 	}