diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 8040af489c7..18bc216ea09 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ extern struct file *do_file_open_root(struct dentry *, struct vfsmount *,
 
 extern long do_handle_open(int mountdirfd,
 			   struct file_handle __user *ufh, int open_flag);
+extern int open_check_o_direct(struct file *f);
 
 /*
  * inode.c
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index d54301219d0..9daa1cea52f 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -654,10 +654,23 @@ static inline int __get_file_write_access(struct inode *inode,
 	return error;
 }
 
-static struct file *__dentry_open(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
-					struct file *f,
-					int (*open)(struct inode *, struct file *),
-					const struct cred *cred)
+int open_check_o_direct(struct file *f)
+{
+	/* NB: we're sure to have correct a_ops only after f_op->open */
+	if (f->f_flags & O_DIRECT) {
+		if (!f->f_mapping->a_ops ||
+		    ((!f->f_mapping->a_ops->direct_IO) &&
+		    (!f->f_mapping->a_ops->get_xip_mem))) {
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct file *do_dentry_open(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
+				   struct file *f,
+				   int (*open)(struct inode *, struct file *),
+				   const struct cred *cred)
 {
 	static const struct file_operations empty_fops = {};
 	struct inode *inode;
@@ -713,16 +726,6 @@ static struct file *__dentry_open(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 
 	file_ra_state_init(&f->f_ra, f->f_mapping->host->i_mapping);
 
-	/* NB: we're sure to have correct a_ops only after f_op->open */
-	if (f->f_flags & O_DIRECT) {
-		if (!f->f_mapping->a_ops ||
-		    ((!f->f_mapping->a_ops->direct_IO) &&
-		    (!f->f_mapping->a_ops->get_xip_mem))) {
-			fput(f);
-			f = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-		}
-	}
-
 	return f;
 
 cleanup_all:
@@ -750,6 +753,22 @@ cleanup_file:
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
+static struct file *__dentry_open(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
+				struct file *f,
+				int (*open)(struct inode *, struct file *),
+				const struct cred *cred)
+{
+	struct file *res = do_dentry_open(dentry, mnt, f, open, cred);
+	if (!IS_ERR(res)) {
+		int error = open_check_o_direct(f);
+		if (error) {
+			fput(res);
+			res = ERR_PTR(error);
+		}
+	}
+	return res;
+}
+
 /**
  * lookup_instantiate_filp - instantiates the open intent filp
  * @nd: pointer to nameidata