diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index 8a9d22207c59c..86f264fd58a5b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -4029,23 +4029,23 @@ static int floppy_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 	if (fdc_state[FDC(drive)].rawcmd == 1)
 		fdc_state[FDC(drive)].rawcmd = 2;
 
-	if (mode & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE)) {
-		drive_state[drive].last_checked = 0;
-		clear_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT, &drive_state[drive].flags);
-		if (bdev_check_media_change(bdev))
-			floppy_revalidate(bdev->bd_disk);
-		if (test_bit(FD_DISK_CHANGED_BIT, &drive_state[drive].flags))
-			goto out;
-		if (test_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT, &drive_state[drive].flags))
+	if (!(mode & FMODE_NDELAY)) {
+		if (mode & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE)) {
+			drive_state[drive].last_checked = 0;
+			clear_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT,
+				  &drive_state[drive].flags);
+			if (bdev_check_media_change(bdev))
+				floppy_revalidate(bdev->bd_disk);
+			if (test_bit(FD_DISK_CHANGED_BIT, &drive_state[drive].flags))
+				goto out;
+			if (test_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT, &drive_state[drive].flags))
+				goto out;
+		}
+		res = -EROFS;
+		if ((mode & FMODE_WRITE) &&
+		    !test_bit(FD_DISK_WRITABLE_BIT, &drive_state[drive].flags))
 			goto out;
 	}
-
-	res = -EROFS;
-
-	if ((mode & FMODE_WRITE) &&
-			!test_bit(FD_DISK_WRITABLE_BIT, &drive_state[drive].flags))
-		goto out;
-
 	mutex_unlock(&open_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&floppy_mutex);
 	return 0;