diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 3038e7ecb7e1..c0b34637bd66 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -5683,6 +5683,7 @@ static int md_alloc(dev_t dev, char *name)
 	 * completely removed (mddev_delayed_delete).
 	 */
 	flush_workqueue(md_misc_wq);
+	flush_workqueue(md_rdev_misc_wq);
 
 	mutex_lock(&disks_mutex);
 	error = -EEXIST;