diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index e080e1930cc1a2f1f205f987ae10c2ac25d70c65..1264102cdcb14705f175bac671f7273c092dbb8f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -782,6 +782,12 @@ static inline int is_selected(int dor, int unit)
 	return ((dor & (0x10 << unit)) && (dor & 3) == unit);
 }
 
+static bool is_ready_state(int status)
+{
+	int state = status & (STATUS_READY | STATUS_DIR | STATUS_DMA);
+	return state == STATUS_READY;
+}
+
 static int set_dor(int fdc, char mask, char data)
 {
 	unsigned char unit;
@@ -823,8 +829,10 @@ static void twaddle(void)
 	DRS->select_date = jiffies;
 }
 
-/* reset all driver information about the current fdc. This is needed after
- * a reset, and after a raw command. */
+/*
+ * Reset all driver information about the current fdc.
+ * This is needed after a reset, and after a raw command.
+ */
 static void reset_fdc_info(int mode)
 {
 	int drive;
@@ -1162,7 +1170,8 @@ static int output_byte(char byte)
 
 	if (status < 0)
 		return -1;
-	if ((status & (STATUS_READY | STATUS_DIR | STATUS_DMA)) == STATUS_READY) {
+
+	if (is_ready_state(status)) {
 		fd_outb(byte, FD_DATA);
 #ifdef FLOPPY_SANITY_CHECK
 		output_log[output_log_pos].data = byte;
@@ -1221,8 +1230,10 @@ static int need_more_output(void)
 
 	if (status < 0)
 		return -1;
-	if ((status & (STATUS_READY | STATUS_DIR | STATUS_DMA)) == STATUS_READY)
+
+	if (is_ready_state(status))
 		return MORE_OUTPUT;
+
 	return result();
 }