diff --git a/Create.c b/Create.c
index 98bbdd4..1ab4364 100644
--- a/Create.c
+++ b/Create.c
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ int Create(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 
 	if (!s->bitmap_file &&
 	    s->level >= 1 &&
+	    st->ss->add_internal_bitmap &&
 	    (s->write_behind || s->size > 100*1024*1024ULL)) {
 		if (c->verbose > 0)
 			pr_err("automatically enabling write-intent bitmap on large array\n");