diff --git a/udev-md-raid-arrays.rules b/udev-md-raid-arrays.rules
index d391665..c8fa8e8 100644
--- a/udev-md-raid-arrays.rules
+++ b/udev-md-raid-arrays.rules
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", GOTO="md_ignore_state"
 # never leave state 'inactive'
 ATTR{md/metadata_version}=="external:[A-Za-z]*", ATTR{md/array_state}=="inactive", GOTO="md_ignore_state"
 TEST!="md/array_state", ENV{SYSTEMD_READY}="0", GOTO="md_end"
-ATTR{md/array_state}=="|clear|inactive", ENV{SYSTEMD_READY}="0", GOTO="md_end"
+ATTR{md/array_state}=="clear*|inactive", ENV{SYSTEMD_READY}="0", GOTO="md_end"
 LABEL="md_ignore_state"
 
 IMPORT{program}="BINDIR/mdadm --detail --no-devices --export $devnode"