diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 5ed2228745cb..bde3e9682250 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -1301,6 +1301,7 @@ static int bind_rdev_to_array(mdk_rdev_t * rdev, mddev_t * mddev)
 	else
 		ko = &rdev->bdev->bd_disk->kobj;
 	sysfs_create_link(&rdev->kobj, ko, "block");
+	bd_claim_by_disk(rdev->bdev, rdev, mddev->gendisk);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1311,6 +1312,7 @@ static void unbind_rdev_from_array(mdk_rdev_t * rdev)
 		MD_BUG();
 		return;
 	}
+	bd_release_from_disk(rdev->bdev, rdev->mddev->gendisk);
 	list_del_init(&rdev->same_set);
 	printk(KERN_INFO "md: unbind<%s>\n", bdevname(rdev->bdev,b));
 	rdev->mddev = NULL;