diff --git a/0002-dont-stop-in-assemble.patch b/0002-dont-stop-in-assemble.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6eaf564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0002-dont-stop-in-assemble.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Assemble.c~	2025-08-13 22:05:00.416132027 -0400
++++ b/Assemble.c	2025-08-13 22:13:16.650837070 -0400
+@@ -1597,8 +1597,6 @@
+ 				goto try_again;
+ 			goto out;
+ 		}
+-		/* just incase it was started but has no content */
+-		ioctl(mdfd, STOP_ARRAY, NULL);
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	if (content != &info) {
diff --git a/mdadm.spec b/mdadm.spec
index f942712..57085ce 100644
--- a/mdadm.spec
+++ b/mdadm.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:        mdadm
 Version:     4.3
-Release:     7%{?dist}
+Release:     8%{?dist}
 Summary:     The mdadm program controls Linux md devices (software RAID arrays)
 URL:         http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/
 License:     GPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Source11:    https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/kernel/pgpkeys.git/plain/keys/6
 # this is a reversion of the initial 'posix check' patch
 # that causes all the trouble
 Patch:       0001-Revert-mdadm-Follow-POSIX-Portable-Character-Set.patch
+Patch:       0002-dont-stop-in-assemble.patch
 
 # Fedora customization patches
 Patch:       mdadm-udev.patch
@@ -132,6 +133,10 @@ install -Dm644 raid6check.man %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man8/raid6check.man
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Aug 14 2025 Xiao Ni <xni@redhat.com> - 4.3-8
+- Don't submit stop ioctl command in assemble
+- Resolves bz#2388455
+
 * Sun Apr 06 2025 Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com> - 4.3-7
 - revert 'posix' name check to fix rhbz#2325906