2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index 0131ba06e1ee..bc35a40417d7 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void fastcall __fput(struct file *file)
         if (file->f_op && file->f_op->release)
                 file->f_op->release(inode, file);
         security_file_free(file);
-        if (unlikely(inode->i_cdev != NULL))
+        if (unlikely(S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode) && inode->i_cdev != NULL))
                 cdev_put(inode->i_cdev);
         fops_put(file->f_op);
         if (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 41b462232f7f..f5c04dd9ae8a 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
                 inode->i_sb->s_op->clear_inode(inode);
         if (S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode) && inode->i_bdev)
                 bd_forget(inode);
-        if (inode->i_cdev)
+        if (S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode) && inode->i_cdev)
                 cd_forget(inode);
         inode->i_state = I_CLEAR;
 }