diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index e575e74aabf5..e2016c0a08c9 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -313,6 +313,16 @@ static int start_readonly;
  */
 static bool create_on_open = true;
 
+/*
+ * Send every new event to the userspace.
+ */
+static void trigger_event(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct mddev *mddev = container_of(work, struct mddev, uevent_work);
+
+	kobject_uevent(&disk_to_dev(mddev->gendisk)->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+}
+
 /*
  * We have a system wide 'event count' that is incremented
  * on any 'interesting' event, and readers of /proc/mdstat
@@ -325,10 +335,11 @@ static bool create_on_open = true;
  */
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(md_event_waiters);
 static atomic_t md_event_count;
-void md_new_event(void)
+void md_new_event(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
 	atomic_inc(&md_event_count);
 	wake_up(&md_event_waiters);
+	schedule_work(&mddev->uevent_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(md_new_event);
 
@@ -2940,7 +2951,7 @@ static int add_bound_rdev(struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	if (mddev->degraded)
 		set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RECOVER, &mddev->recovery);
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
-	md_new_event();
+	md_new_event(mddev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3057,7 +3068,7 @@ state_store(struct md_rdev *rdev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 				md_kick_rdev_from_array(rdev);
 				if (mddev->pers)
 					set_bit(MD_SB_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->sb_flags);
-				md_new_event();
+				md_new_event(mddev);
 			}
 		}
 	} else if (cmd_match(buf, "writemostly")) {
@@ -4173,7 +4184,7 @@ level_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 	if (!mddev->thread)
 		md_update_sb(mddev, 1);
 	sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_level);
-	md_new_event();
+	md_new_event(mddev);
 	rv = len;
 out_unlock:
 	mddev_unlock_and_resume(mddev);
@@ -4700,7 +4711,7 @@ new_dev_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 		export_rdev(rdev, mddev);
 	mddev_unlock_and_resume(mddev);
 	if (!err)
-		md_new_event();
+		md_new_event(mddev);
 	return err ? err : len;
 }
 
@@ -5902,6 +5913,7 @@ struct mddev *md_alloc(dev_t dev, char *name)
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
 	}
 
+	INIT_WORK(&mddev->uevent_work, trigger_event);
 	kobject_uevent(&mddev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	mddev->sysfs_state = sysfs_get_dirent_safe(mddev->kobj.sd, "array_state");
 	mddev->sysfs_level = sysfs_get_dirent_safe(mddev->kobj.sd, "level");
@@ -6244,7 +6256,7 @@ int md_run(struct mddev *mddev)
 	if (mddev->sb_flags)
 		md_update_sb(mddev, 0);
 
-	md_new_event();
+	md_new_event(mddev);
 	return 0;
 
 bitmap_abort:
@@ -6603,7 +6615,7 @@ static int do_md_stop(struct mddev *mddev, int mode)
 		if (mddev->hold_active == UNTIL_STOP)
 			mddev->hold_active = 0;
 	}
-	md_new_event();
+	md_new_event(mddev);
 	sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_state);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -7099,7 +7111,7 @@ static int hot_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, dev_t dev)
 	set_bit(MD_SB_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->sb_flags);
 	if (!mddev->thread)
 		md_update_sb(mddev, 1);
-	md_new_event();
+	md_new_event(mddev);
 
 	return 0;
 busy:
@@ -7179,7 +7191,7 @@ static int hot_add_disk(struct mddev *mddev, dev_t dev)
 	 * array immediately.
 	 */
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
-	md_new_event();
+	md_new_event(mddev);
 	return 0;
 
 abort_export:
@@ -8158,7 +8170,7 @@ void md_error(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	}
 	if (mddev->event_work.func)
 		queue_work(md_misc_wq, &mddev->event_work);
-	md_new_event();
+	md_new_event(mddev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_error);
 
@@ -9044,7 +9056,7 @@ void md_do_sync(struct md_thread *thread)
 		mddev->curr_resync = MD_RESYNC_ACTIVE; /* no longer delayed */
 	mddev->curr_resync_completed = j;
 	sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_completed);
-	md_new_event();
+	md_new_event(mddev);
 	update_time = jiffies;
 
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
@@ -9115,7 +9127,7 @@ void md_do_sync(struct md_thread *thread)
 			/* this is the earliest that rebuild will be
 			 * visible in /proc/mdstat
 			 */
-			md_new_event();
+			md_new_event(mddev);
 
 		if (last_check + window > io_sectors || j == max_sectors)
 			continue;
@@ -9381,7 +9393,7 @@ static int remove_and_add_spares(struct mddev *mddev,
 			sysfs_link_rdev(mddev, rdev);
 			if (!test_bit(Journal, &rdev->flags))
 				spares++;
-			md_new_event();
+			md_new_event(mddev);
 			set_bit(MD_SB_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->sb_flags);
 		}
 	}
@@ -9500,7 +9512,7 @@ static void md_start_sync(struct work_struct *ws)
 		__mddev_resume(mddev, false);
 	md_wakeup_thread(mddev->sync_thread);
 	sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_action);
-	md_new_event();
+	md_new_event(mddev);
 	return;
 
 not_running:
@@ -9752,7 +9764,7 @@ void md_reap_sync_thread(struct mddev *mddev)
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
 	sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_completed);
 	sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_action);
-	md_new_event();
+	md_new_event(mddev);
 	if (mddev->event_work.func)
 		queue_work(md_misc_wq, &mddev->event_work);
 	wake_up(&resync_wait);
@@ -10194,6 +10206,8 @@ static __exit void md_exit(void)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(mddev, n, &all_mddevs, all_mddevs) {
 		if (!mddev_get(mddev))
 			continue;
+		if (work_pending(&mddev->uevent_work))
+			flush_work(&mddev->uevent_work);
 		spin_unlock(&all_mddevs_lock);
 		export_array(mddev);
 		mddev->ctime = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.h b/drivers/md/md.h
index 097d9dbd69b8..111aa3a0f60c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.h
+++ b/drivers/md/md.h
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ struct mddev {
 						*/
 	struct work_struct flush_work;
 	struct work_struct event_work;	/* used by dm to report failure event */
+	struct work_struct uevent_work;
 	mempool_t *serial_info_pool;
 	void (*sync_super)(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev);
 	struct md_cluster_info		*cluster_info;
@@ -802,7 +803,7 @@ extern int md_super_wait(struct mddev *mddev);
 extern int sync_page_io(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t sector, int size,
 		struct page *page, blk_opf_t opf, bool metadata_op);
 extern void md_do_sync(struct md_thread *thread);
-extern void md_new_event(void);
+extern void md_new_event(struct mddev *mddev);
 extern void md_allow_write(struct mddev *mddev);
 extern void md_wait_for_blocked_rdev(struct md_rdev *rdev, struct mddev *mddev);
 extern void md_set_array_sectors(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t array_sectors);
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index a4556d2e46bf..6f459d47e2a5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -4545,7 +4545,7 @@ static int raid10_start_reshape(struct mddev *mddev)
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RESHAPE, &mddev->recovery);
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
 	conf->reshape_checkpoint = jiffies;
-	md_new_event();
+	md_new_event(mddev);
 	return 0;
 
 abort:
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index d874abfc1836..f5736fa1b318 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -8512,7 +8512,7 @@ static int raid5_start_reshape(struct mddev *mddev)
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RESHAPE, &mddev->recovery);
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
 	conf->reshape_checkpoint = jiffies;
-	md_new_event();
+	md_new_event(mddev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
