Index: mdadm-3.2.2/Monitor.c
===================================================================
--- mdadm-3.2.2.orig/Monitor.c
+++ mdadm-3.2.2/Monitor.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static int check_array(struct state *st,
 	 * or found by directly examining the array, and return
 	 * '1' if the array is degraded, or '0' if it is optimal (or dead).
 	 */
-	struct { int state, major, minor; } info[MaxDisks];
+	struct { int state, major, minor, raid_disk; } info[MaxDisks];
 	mdu_array_info_t array;
 	struct mdstat_ent *mse = NULL, *mse2;
 	char *dev = st->devname;
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ static int check_array(struct state *st,
 			info[i].state = disc.state;
 			info[i].major = disc.major;
 			info[i].minor = disc.minor;
+			info[i].raid_disk = disc.raid_disk;
 			if (disc.major || disc.minor)
 				remaining_disks --;
 		} else
@@ -615,12 +616,15 @@ static int check_array(struct state *st,
 			disc.state = newstate;
 			disc.major = info[i].major;
 			disc.minor = info[i].minor;
-		} else if (mse &&  mse->pattern && i < (int)strlen(mse->pattern)) {
-			switch(mse->pattern[i]) {
-			case 'U': newstate = 6 /* ACTIVE/SYNC */; break;
-			case '_': newstate = 8 /* REMOVED */; break;
+		} else if (mse &&  mse->pattern) {
+			int j = info[i].raid_disk;
+			if (j < (int)strlen(mse->pattern)) {
+				switch(mse->pattern[j]) {
+				case 'U': newstate = 6 /* ACTIVE/SYNC */; break;
+				case '_': newstate = 8 /* REMOVED */; break;
+				}
+				disc.major = disc.minor = 0;
 			}
-			disc.major = disc.minor = 0;
 		}
 		if (dv == NULL && st->devid[i])
 			dv = map_dev_preferred(