diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 06ecea751a39..8b66e04c2ea6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -1777,12 +1777,6 @@ int md_integrity_register(mddev_t *mddev)
 			continue;
 		if (rdev->raid_disk < 0)
 			continue;
-		/*
-		 * If at least one rdev is not integrity capable, we can not
-		 * enable data integrity for the md device.
-		 */
-		if (!bdev_get_integrity(rdev->bdev))
-			return -EINVAL;
 		if (!reference) {
 			/* Use the first rdev as the reference */
 			reference = rdev;
@@ -1793,6 +1787,8 @@ int md_integrity_register(mddev_t *mddev)
 				rdev->bdev->bd_disk) < 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	if (!reference || !bdev_get_integrity(reference->bdev))
+		return 0;
 	/*
 	 * All component devices are integrity capable and have matching
 	 * profiles, register the common profile for the md device.