diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
index 45d94a7e7f6d..4a20bf8c72da 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
@@ -295,9 +295,11 @@ static int validate_region_size(struct raid_set *rs, unsigned long region_size)
 		 * Choose a reasonable default.  All figures in sectors.
 		 */
 		if (min_region_size > (1 << 13)) {
+			/* If not a power of 2, make it the next power of 2 */
+			if (min_region_size & (min_region_size - 1))
+				region_size = 1 << fls(region_size);
 			DMINFO("Choosing default region size of %lu sectors",
 			       region_size);
-			region_size = min_region_size;
 		} else {
 			DMINFO("Choosing default region size of 4MiB");
 			region_size = 1 << 13; /* sectors */