diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 519b6d38d4df6..fdb81f2794cde 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -33,6 +33,22 @@ config BLK_DEV_FD
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called floppy.
 
+config BLK_DEV_FD_RAWCMD
+	bool "Support for raw floppy disk commands (DEPRECATED)"
+	depends on BLK_DEV_FD
+	help
+	  If you want to use actual physical floppies and expect to do
+	  special low-level hardware accesses to them (access and use
+	  non-standard formats, for example), then enable this.
+
+	  Note that the code enabled by this option is rarely used and
+	  might be unstable or insecure, and distros should not enable it.
+
+	  Note: FDRAWCMD is deprecated and will be removed from the kernel
+	  in the near future.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 config AMIGA_FLOPPY
 	tristate "Amiga floppy support"
 	depends on AMIGA
diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index e611411a934ce..a29cc2928be47 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -2984,6 +2984,8 @@ static const char *drive_name(int type, int drive)
 		return "(null)";
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD_RAWCMD
+
 /* raw commands */
 static void raw_cmd_done(int flag)
 {
@@ -3183,6 +3185,35 @@ static int raw_cmd_ioctl(int cmd, void __user *param)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int floppy_raw_cmd_ioctl(int type, int drive, int cmd,
+				void __user *param)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	pr_warn_once("Note: FDRAWCMD is deprecated and will be removed from the kernel in the near future.\n");
+
+	if (type)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (lock_fdc(drive))
+		return -EINTR;
+	set_floppy(drive);
+	ret = raw_cmd_ioctl(cmd, param);
+	if (ret == -EINTR)
+		return -EINTR;
+	process_fd_request();
+	return ret;
+}
+
+#else /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD_RAWCMD */
+
+static int floppy_raw_cmd_ioctl(int type, int drive, int cmd,
+				void __user *param)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 static int invalidate_drive(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	/* invalidate the buffer track to force a reread */
@@ -3371,7 +3402,6 @@ static int fd_locked_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, unsigned int
 {
 	int drive = (long)bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 	int type = ITYPE(drive_state[drive].fd_device);
-	int i;
 	int ret;
 	int size;
 	union inparam {
@@ -3522,16 +3552,7 @@ static int fd_locked_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, unsigned int
 		outparam = &write_errors[drive];
 		break;
 	case FDRAWCMD:
-		if (type)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		if (lock_fdc(drive))
-			return -EINTR;
-		set_floppy(drive);
-		i = raw_cmd_ioctl(cmd, (void __user *)param);
-		if (i == -EINTR)
-			return -EINTR;
-		process_fd_request();
-		return i;
+		return floppy_raw_cmd_ioctl(type, drive, cmd, (void __user *)param);
 	case FDTWADDLE:
 		if (lock_fdc(drive))
 			return -EINTR;