diff --git a/drivers/block/swim.c b/drivers/block/swim.c
index 651009b3a601eb..f85b6af414b431 100644
--- a/drivers/block/swim.c
+++ b/drivers/block/swim.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static int floppy_open(struct gendisk *disk, blk_mode_t mode)
 	if (mode & (BLK_OPEN_READ | BLK_OPEN_WRITE)) {
 		if (disk_check_media_change(disk) && fs->disk_in)
 			fs->ejected = 0;
-		if ((mode & FMODE_WRITE) && fs->write_protected) {
+		if ((mode & BLK_OPEN_WRITE) && fs->write_protected) {
 			err = -EROFS;
 			goto out;
 		}