1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index 5eadbb9d4d71..dd1935d55424 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -3714,6 +3714,12 @@ static int floppy_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
                 USETF(FD_VERIFY);
         }
 
+        /* set underlying gendisk policy to reflect real ro/rw status */
+        if (UTESTF(FD_DISK_WRITABLE))
+                inode->i_bdev->bd_disk->policy = 0;
+        else
+                inode->i_bdev->bd_disk->policy = 1;
+
         if (UDRS->fd_ref == -1 || (UDRS->fd_ref && (filp->f_flags & O_EXCL)))
                 goto out2;