diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 22d3a0f5152d145f3f795c7524ec8fcd3bf7ff4f..1c56cddcaa3d02e6d00cd34b5244357595bb4c59 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -1264,6 +1264,9 @@ int bd_link_disk_holder(struct block_device *bdev, struct gendisk *disk)
 	struct bd_holder_disk *holder;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (bdev->bd_disk == disk)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/*
 	 * bdev could be deleted beneath us which would implicitly destroy
 	 * the holder directory.  Hold on to it.