diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
index c44925e4e481..e1dd1622a290 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid.c
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ static int super_validate(struct raid_set *rs, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	}
 
 	/* Enable bitmap creation for RAID levels != 0 */
-	mddev->bitmap_info.offset = rt_is_raid0(rs->raid_type) ? 0 : to_sector(4096);
+	mddev->bitmap_info.offset = (rt_is_raid0(rs->raid_type) || rs->journal_dev.dev) ? 0 : to_sector(4096);
 	mddev->bitmap_info.default_offset = mddev->bitmap_info.offset;
 
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(FirstUse, &rdev->flags)) {