1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index 0781e619a62a..6556a9ce8a28 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ out:
 ssize_t compat_rw_copy_check_uvector(int type,
                 const struct compat_iovec __user *uvector, unsigned long nr_segs,
                 unsigned long fast_segs, struct iovec *fast_pointer,
-                struct iovec **ret_pointer, int check_access)
+                struct iovec **ret_pointer)
 {
         compat_ssize_t tot_len;
         struct iovec *iov = *ret_pointer = fast_pointer;
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ ssize_t compat_rw_copy_check_uvector(int type,
                 }
                 if (len < 0)    /* size_t not fitting in compat_ssize_t .. */
                         goto out;
-                if (check_access &&
+                if (type >= 0 &&
                     !access_ok(vrfy_dir(type), compat_ptr(buf), len)) {
                         ret = -EFAULT;
                         goto out;
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ static ssize_t compat_do_readv_writev(int type, struct file *file,
                 goto out;
 
         tot_len = compat_rw_copy_check_uvector(type, uvector, nr_segs,
-                                               UIO_FASTIOV, iovstack, &iov, 1);
+                                               UIO_FASTIOV, iovstack, &iov);
         if (tot_len == 0) {
                 ret = 0;
                 goto out;