diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index 40ea1a425c43..ac97a1e2e5dd 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -4063,22 +4063,21 @@ static int floppy_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 	if (UFDCS->rawcmd == 1)
 		UFDCS->rawcmd = 2;
 
-	if (mode & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE)) {
-		UDRS->last_checked = 0;
-		clear_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT, &UDRS->flags);
-		check_disk_change(bdev);
-		if (test_bit(FD_DISK_CHANGED_BIT, &UDRS->flags))
-			goto out;
-		if (test_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT, &UDRS->flags))
+	if (!(mode & FMODE_NDELAY)) {
+		if (mode & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE)) {
+			UDRS->last_checked = 0;
+			clear_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT, &UDRS->flags);
+			check_disk_change(bdev);
+			if (test_bit(FD_DISK_CHANGED_BIT, &UDRS->flags))
+				goto out;
+			if (test_bit(FD_OPEN_SHOULD_FAIL_BIT, &UDRS->flags))
+				goto out;
+		}
+		res = -EROFS;
+		if ((mode & FMODE_WRITE) &&
+		    !test_bit(FD_DISK_WRITABLE_BIT, &UDRS->flags))
 			goto out;
 	}
-
-	res = -EROFS;
-
-	if ((mode & FMODE_WRITE) &&
-			!test_bit(FD_DISK_WRITABLE_BIT, &UDRS->flags))
-		goto out;
-
 	mutex_unlock(&open_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&floppy_mutex);
 	return 0;