diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 3c79243e9d07..16a97dc385b4 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -7589,8 +7589,11 @@ static int md_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
 			err = -EBUSY;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(test_bit(MD_CLOSING, &mddev->flags));
-		set_bit(MD_CLOSING, &mddev->flags);
+		if (test_and_set_bit(MD_CLOSING, &mddev->flags)) {
+			mutex_unlock(&mddev->open_mutex);
+			err = -EBUSY;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		did_set_md_closing = true;
 		mutex_unlock(&mddev->open_mutex);
 		sync_blockdev(bdev);