1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index 8f5565bf34cd..12251a688871 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -3121,10 +3121,11 @@ loop:
                 return -ENOMEM;
         *rcmd = ptr;
         ret = copy_from_user(ptr, param, sizeof(*ptr));
-        if (ret)
-                return -EFAULT;
         ptr->next = NULL;
         ptr->buffer_length = 0;
+        ptr->kernel_data = NULL;
+        if (ret)
+                return -EFAULT;
         param += sizeof(struct floppy_raw_cmd);
         if (ptr->cmd_count > 33)
                         /* the command may now also take up the space
@@ -3140,7 +3141,6 @@ loop:
         for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
                 ptr->reply[i] = 0;
         ptr->resultcode = 0;
-        ptr->kernel_data = NULL;
 
         if (ptr->flags & (FD_RAW_READ | FD_RAW_WRITE)) {
                 if (ptr->length <= 0)