diff --git a/drivers/block/ataflop.c b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
index 104b713f4055af..aed2c2a4f4ea3f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ataflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
@@ -729,8 +729,12 @@ static int do_format(int drive, int type, struct atari_format_descr *desc)
 	unsigned long	flags;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (type)
+	if (type) {
 		type--;
+		if (type >= NUM_DISK_MINORS ||
+		    minor2disktype[type].drive_types > DriveType)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	q = unit[drive].disk[type]->queue;
 	blk_mq_freeze_queue(q);
@@ -742,11 +746,6 @@ static int do_format(int drive, int type, struct atari_format_descr *desc)
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	if (type) {
-		if (type >= NUM_DISK_MINORS ||
-		    minor2disktype[type].drive_types > DriveType) {
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-			goto out;
-		}
 		type = minor2disktype[type].index;
 		UDT = &atari_disk_type[type];
 	}