diff --git a/drivers/block/swim3.c b/drivers/block/swim3.c
index d4f0d43e0a72..a03de4c4d35f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/swim3.c
+++ b/drivers/block/swim3.c
@@ -887,7 +887,6 @@ static int floppy_locked_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, blk_mode_t mode,
 			unsigned int cmd, unsigned long param)
 {
 	struct floppy_state *fs = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
-	int err;
 		
 	if ((cmd & 0x80) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
@@ -898,10 +897,9 @@ static int floppy_locked_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, blk_mode_t mode,
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case FDEJECT:
-		if (fs->ref_count != 1)
-			return -EBUSY;
-		err = fd_eject(fs);
-		return err;
+		if (fs->ref_count == -1 || fs->ref_count == 1)
+			return fd_eject(fs);
+		return -EBUSY;
 	case FDGETPRM:
 	        if (copy_to_user((void __user *) param, &floppy_type,
 				 sizeof(struct floppy_struct)))