diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 477eb2e180c0..01233d855eb2 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ void mddev_suspend(struct mddev *mddev)
 	synchronize_rcu();
 	wait_event(mddev->sb_wait, atomic_read(&mddev->active_io) == 0);
 	mddev->pers->quiesce(mddev, 1);
+
+	del_timer_sync(&mddev->safemode_timer);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mddev_suspend);