md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
                }
                spin_unlock_irq(&mddev->write_lock);
+               sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "array_state");
        }
-       wait_event(mddev->sb_wait, mddev->flags==0);
+       wait_event(mddev->sb_wait,
+                  !test_bit(MD_CHANGE_CLEAN, &mddev->flags) &&
+                  !test_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags));
 }
 
 void md_write_end(mddev_t *mddev)
                        mddev->safemode = 1;
                spin_unlock_irq(&mddev->write_lock);
                md_update_sb(mddev, 0);
+
+               sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "array_state");
+               /* wait for the dirty state to be recorded in the metadata */
+               wait_event(mddev->sb_wait,
+                          !test_bit(MD_CHANGE_CLEAN, &mddev->flags) &&
+                          !test_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags));
        } else
                spin_unlock_irq(&mddev->write_lock);
 }