}
 
        /* Check for any reshape request unless new raid set */
-       if (test_and_clear_bit(RT_FLAG_RESHAPE_RS, &rs->runtime_flags)) {
+       if (test_bit(RT_FLAG_RESHAPE_RS, &rs->runtime_flags)) {
                /* Initiate a reshape. */
                rs_set_rdev_sectors(rs);
                mddev_lock_nointr(mddev);
         * This ensures that the constructor for the inactive table
         * retrieves an up-to-date reshape_position.
         */
-       if (!(rs->ctr_flags & RESUME_STAY_FROZEN_FLAGS))
-               clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &mddev->recovery);
+       if (!test_and_clear_bit(RT_FLAG_RESHAPE_RS, &rs->runtime_flags) &&
+           !(rs->ctr_flags & RESUME_STAY_FROZEN_FLAGS)) {
+               if (rs_is_reshapable(rs)) {
+                       if (!rs_is_reshaping(rs) || _get_reshape_sectors(rs))
+                               clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &mddev->recovery);
+               } else
+                       clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &mddev->recovery);
+       }
 
        if (test_and_clear_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_SUSPENDED, &rs->runtime_flags)) {
                mddev_lock_nointr(mddev);