diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index 615f677ceb1a..61890231972e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -759,8 +759,11 @@ static struct md_rdev *read_balance(struct r10conf *conf,
 	 * the resync window. We take the first readable disk when
 	 * above the resync window.
 	 */
-	if (conf->mddev->recovery_cp < MaxSector
-	    && (this_sector + sectors >= conf->next_resync))
+	if ((conf->mddev->recovery_cp < MaxSector
+	     && (this_sector + sectors >= conf->next_resync)) ||
+	    (mddev_is_clustered(conf->mddev) &&
+	     md_cluster_ops->area_resyncing(conf->mddev, READ, this_sector,
+					    this_sector + sectors)))
 		do_balance = 0;
 
 	for (slot = 0; slot < conf->copies ; slot++) {