diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 5a980fe..21c1e79 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -2903,14 +2903,34 @@
 	struct r5dev *fdev[2] = { &sh->dev[s->failed_num[0]],
 				  &sh->dev[s->failed_num[1]] };
 
-	if (!test_bit(R5_LOCKED, &dev->flags) &&
-	    !test_bit(R5_UPTODATE, &dev->flags) &&
-	    (dev->toread ||
-	     (dev->towrite && !test_bit(R5_OVERWRITE, &dev->flags)) ||
-	     s->syncing || s->expanding ||
-	     (s->replacing && want_replace(sh, disk_idx)) ||
-	     (s->failed >= 1 && fdev[0]->toread) ||
-	     (s->failed >= 2 && fdev[1]->toread) ||
+
+	if (test_bit(R5_LOCKED, &dev->flags) ||
+	    test_bit(R5_UPTODATE, &dev->flags))
+		/* No point reading this as we already have it or have
+		 * decided to get it.
+		 */
+		return 0;
+
+	if (dev->toread ||
+	    (dev->towrite && !test_bit(R5_OVERWRITE, &dev->flags)))
+		/* We need this block to directly satisfy a request */
+		return 1;
+
+	if (s->syncing || s->expanding ||
+	    (s->replacing && want_replace(sh, disk_idx)))
+		/* When syncing, or expanding we read everything.
+		 * When replacing, we need the replaced block.
+		 */
+		return 1;
+
+	if ((s->failed >= 1 && fdev[0]->toread) ||
+	    (s->failed >= 2 && fdev[1]->toread))
+		/* If we want to read from a failed device, then
+		 * we need to actually read every other device.
+		 */
+		return 1;
+
+	if (
 	     (sh->raid_conf->level <= 5 && s->failed && fdev[0]->towrite &&
 	      (!test_bit(R5_Insync, &dev->flags) || test_bit(STRIPE_PREREAD_ACTIVE, &sh->state)) &&
 	      !test_bit(R5_OVERWRITE, &fdev[0]->flags)) ||
@@ -2919,7 +2939,7 @@
 	      && s->failed && s->to_write &&
 	      (s->to_write - s->non_overwrite <
 	       sh->raid_conf->raid_disks - sh->raid_conf->max_degraded) &&
-	      (!test_bit(R5_Insync, &dev->flags) || test_bit(STRIPE_PREREAD_ACTIVE, &sh->state)))))
+	      (!test_bit(R5_Insync, &dev->flags) || test_bit(STRIPE_PREREAD_ACTIVE, &sh->state))))
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }