diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index c557057fe8ae05fd3ce2f93dc8f0c801083cb24f..b71a9c76700956e1ddfda4e742a2053b0f0769fe 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -3663,11 +3663,6 @@ static int floppy_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 
 	opened_bdev[drive] = bdev;
 
-	if (!(mode & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE))) {
-		res = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	res = -ENXIO;
 
 	if (!floppy_track_buffer) {
@@ -3711,13 +3706,15 @@ static int floppy_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 	if (UFDCS->rawcmd == 1)
 		UFDCS->rawcmd = 2;
 
-	UDRS->last_checked = 0;
-	clear_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT, &UDRS->flags);
-	check_disk_change(bdev);
-	if (test_bit(FD_DISK_CHANGED_BIT, &UDRS->flags))
-		goto out;
-	if (test_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT, &UDRS->flags))
-		goto out;
+	if (mode & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE)) {
+		UDRS->last_checked = 0;
+		clear_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT, &UDRS->flags);
+		check_disk_change(bdev);
+		if (test_bit(FD_DISK_CHANGED_BIT, &UDRS->flags))
+			goto out;
+		if (test_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT, &UDRS->flags))
+			goto out;
+	}
 
 	res = -EROFS;