diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c
index bc08a829bc132068c0b51661f9459293ef30c142..167c1d93bd4ce13d454f00071c3c19bbeb4a2879 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-core.c
@@ -3416,6 +3416,8 @@ ssize_t vb2_fop_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	struct mutex *lock = vdev->queue->lock ? vdev->queue->lock : vdev->lock;
 	int err = -EBUSY;
 
+	if (!(vdev->queue->io_modes & VB2_WRITE))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (lock && mutex_lock_interruptible(lock))
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 	if (vb2_queue_is_busy(vdev, file))
@@ -3438,6 +3440,8 @@ ssize_t vb2_fop_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	struct mutex *lock = vdev->queue->lock ? vdev->queue->lock : vdev->lock;
 	int err = -EBUSY;
 
+	if (!(vdev->queue->io_modes & VB2_READ))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (lock && mutex_lock_interruptible(lock))
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 	if (vb2_queue_is_busy(vdev, file))