clear_bit(Unmerged, &rdev->flags);
        }
        md_integrity_add_rdev(rdev, mddev);
-       if (blk_queue_discard(bdev_get_queue(rdev->bdev)))
+       if (mddev->queue && blk_queue_discard(bdev_get_queue(rdev->bdev)))
                queue_flag_set_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, mddev->queue);
 
        print_conf(conf);
                        discard_supported = true;
        }
 
-       if (discard_supported)
-               queue_flag_set_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, mddev->queue);
-       else
-               queue_flag_clear_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, mddev->queue);
-
+       if (mddev->queue) {
+               if (discard_supported)
+                       queue_flag_set_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD,
+                                               mddev->queue);
+               else
+                       queue_flag_clear_unlocked(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD,
+                                                 mddev->queue);
+       }
        /* need to check that every block has at least one working mirror */
        if (!enough(conf, -1)) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "md/raid10:%s: not enough operational mirrors.\n",