diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 4332fc2f25d4..91e31e260b4a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -7088,6 +7088,7 @@ static int remove_and_add_spares(mddev_t *mddev)
 		list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
 			if (rdev->raid_disk >= 0 &&
 			    !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) &&
+			    !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags) &&
 			    !test_bit(Blocked, &rdev->flags))
 				spares++;
 			if (rdev->raid_disk < 0