1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
index 277786ebaa2c..1361574e2b00 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
@@ -291,8 +291,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_open_volume_nm);
  */
 struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_path(const char *pathname, int mode)
 {
-        int error, ubi_num, vol_id;
-        struct ubi_volume_desc *ret;
+        int error, ubi_num, vol_id, mod;
         struct inode *inode;
         struct path path;
 
@@ -306,16 +305,16 @@ struct ubi_volume_desc *ubi_open_volume_path(const char *pathname, int mode)
                 return ERR_PTR(error);
 
         inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
+        mod = inode->i_mode;
         ubi_num = ubi_major2num(imajor(inode));
         vol_id = iminor(inode) - 1;
+        path_put(&path);
 
+        if (!S_ISCHR(mod))
+                return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
         if (vol_id >= 0 && ubi_num >= 0)
-                ret = ubi_open_volume(ubi_num, vol_id, mode);
-        else
-                ret = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
-
-        path_put(&path);
-        return ret;
+                return ubi_open_volume(ubi_num, vol_id, mode);
+        return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_open_volume_path);