diff --git a/module/bdev/raid/raid1.c b/module/bdev/raid/raid1.c
index 32d766b83..bb516ca70 100644
--- a/module/bdev/raid/raid1.c
+++ b/module/bdev/raid/raid1.c
@@ -51,12 +51,25 @@ raid1_submit_read_request(struct raid_bdev_io *raid_io)
 	struct raid_bdev *raid_bdev = raid_io->raid_bdev;
 	struct spdk_bdev_io *bdev_io = spdk_bdev_io_from_ctx(raid_io);
 	struct spdk_bdev_ext_io_opts io_opts;
-	uint8_t ch_idx = 0;
-	struct raid_base_bdev_info *base_info = &raid_bdev->base_bdev_info[ch_idx];
-	struct spdk_io_channel *base_ch = raid_io->raid_ch->base_channel[ch_idx];
+	uint8_t idx = 0;
+	struct raid_base_bdev_info *base_info;
+	struct spdk_io_channel *base_ch = NULL;
 	uint64_t pd_lba, pd_blocks;
 	int ret;
 
+	RAID_FOR_EACH_BASE_BDEV(raid_bdev, base_info) {
+		base_ch = raid_io->raid_ch->base_channel[idx];
+		if (base_ch != NULL) {
+			break;
+		}
+		idx++;
+	}
+
+	if (idx == raid_bdev->num_base_bdevs) {
+		raid_bdev_io_complete(raid_io, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_FAILED);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	pd_lba = bdev_io->u.bdev.offset_blocks;
 	pd_blocks = bdev_io->u.bdev.num_blocks;
 
@@ -88,7 +101,7 @@ raid1_submit_write_request(struct raid_bdev_io *raid_io)
 	struct raid_base_bdev_info *base_info;
 	struct spdk_io_channel *base_ch;
 	uint64_t pd_lba, pd_blocks;
-	uint16_t idx = raid_io->base_bdev_io_submitted;
+	uint8_t idx;
 	uint64_t base_bdev_io_not_submitted;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -100,10 +113,16 @@ raid1_submit_write_request(struct raid_bdev_io *raid_io)
 	}
 
 	raid1_init_ext_io_opts(bdev_io, &io_opts);
-	for (; idx < raid_bdev->num_base_bdevs; idx++) {
+	for (idx = raid_io->base_bdev_io_submitted; idx < raid_bdev->num_base_bdevs; idx++) {
 		base_info = &raid_bdev->base_bdev_info[idx];
 		base_ch = raid_io->raid_ch->base_channel[idx];
 
+		if (base_ch == NULL) {
+			raid_io->base_bdev_io_submitted++;
+			raid_bdev_io_complete_part(raid_io, 1, SPDK_BDEV_IO_STATUS_SUCCESS);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		ret = raid_bdev_writev_blocks_ext(base_info, base_ch,
 						  bdev_io->u.bdev.iovs, bdev_io->u.bdev.iovcnt,
 						  pd_lba, pd_blocks, raid1_bdev_io_completion,
@@ -125,6 +144,10 @@ raid1_submit_write_request(struct raid_bdev_io *raid_io)
 		raid_io->base_bdev_io_submitted++;
 	}
 
+	if (raid_io->base_bdev_io_submitted == 0) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }