diff --git a/mdmon.h b/mdmon.h
index 62f34f7..41222e1 100644
--- a/mdmon.h
+++ b/mdmon.h
@@ -59,3 +59,14 @@ struct mdstat_ent *mdstat_read(int hold, int start);
 extern int exit_now, manager_ready;
 extern int mon_tid, mgr_tid;
 extern int monitor_loop_cnt;
+
+/* helper routine to determine resync completion since MaxSector is a
+ * moving target
+ */
+static inline int is_resync_complete(struct active_array *a)
+{
+	if (a->resync_start >= a->info.component_size)
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/super-ddf.c b/super-ddf.c
index ad21e74..e8f8005 100644
--- a/super-ddf.c
+++ b/super-ddf.c
@@ -2748,7 +2748,7 @@ static int ddf_set_array_state(struct active_array *a, int consistent)
 	if (consistent == 2) {
 		/* Should check if a recovery should be started FIXME */
 		consistent = 1;
-		if (a->resync_start != ~0ULL)
+		if (!is_resync_complete(a))
 			consistent = 0;
 	}
 	if (consistent)
@@ -2760,7 +2760,7 @@ static int ddf_set_array_state(struct active_array *a, int consistent)
 
 	old = ddf->virt->entries[inst].init_state;
 	ddf->virt->entries[inst].init_state &= ~DDF_initstate_mask;
-	if (a->resync_start == ~0ULL)
+	if (is_resync_complete(a))
 		ddf->virt->entries[inst].init_state |= DDF_init_full;
 	else if (a->resync_start == 0)
 		ddf->virt->entries[inst].init_state |= DDF_init_not;
diff --git a/super-intel.c b/super-intel.c
index 87cef13..7e1f986 100644
--- a/super-intel.c
+++ b/super-intel.c
@@ -2474,12 +2474,12 @@ static int imsm_set_array_state(struct active_array *a, int consistent)
 	__u8 map_state = imsm_check_degraded(super, dev, failed);
 
 	if (consistent == 2 &&
-	    (a->resync_start != ~0ULL ||
+	    (!is_resync_complete(a) ||
 	     map_state != IMSM_T_STATE_NORMAL ||
 	     dev->vol.migr_state))
 		consistent = 0;
 
-	if (a->resync_start == ~0ULL) {
+	if (is_resync_complete(a)) {
 		/* complete intialization / resync,
 		 * recovery is completed in ->set_disk
 		 */