diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index c9c2bcc36e26..0c5aeab4d23a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ static int loop_validate_file(struct file *file, struct block_device *bdev)
 			return -EBADF;
 
 		l = f->f_mapping->host->i_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
-		if (l->lo_state == Lo_unbound) {
+		if (l->lo_state != Lo_bound) {
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		f = l->lo_backing_file;