1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/misc.c b/drivers/char/misc.c
index fd504d358596..190d4423653f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/misc.c
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ static int misc_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
         err = 0;
         old_fops = file->f_op;
         file->f_op = new_fops;
-        file->private_data = c;
         if (file->f_op->open) {
+                file->private_data = c;
                 err=file->f_op->open(inode,file);
                 if (err) {
                         fops_put(file->f_op);