diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c
index 0e0e6ed4443c..ec59d65897fb 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtdram.c
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ static int ram_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 static int ram_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 		size_t *retlen, void **virt, resource_size_t *phys)
 {
-	/* can we return a physical address with this driver? */
-	if (phys)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	*virt = mtd->priv + from;
 	*retlen = len;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
index d3474a48d097..9d2bf1741fb2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ static int phram_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 static int phram_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 		size_t *retlen, void **virt, resource_size_t *phys)
 {
-	/* can we return a physical address with this driver? */
-	if (phys)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	*virt = mtd->priv + from;
 	*retlen = len;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c
index 6269a434f304..c4368ec39d5c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/pmc551.c
@@ -205,10 +205,6 @@ static int pmc551_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "pmc551_point(%ld, %ld)\n", (long)from, (long)len);
 #endif
 
-	/* can we return a physical address with this driver? */
-	if (phys)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	soff_hi = from & ~(priv->asize - 1);
 	soff_lo = from & (priv->asize - 1);
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
index 842e4890d771..ccd39ff509b1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/slram.c
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ static int slram_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 {
 	slram_priv_t *priv = mtd->priv;
 
-	/* can we return a physical address with this driver? */
-	if (phys)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	*virt = priv->start + from;
 	*retlen = len;
 	return(0);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index ead52b388492..b20346e9fecb 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -706,6 +706,9 @@ int mtd_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len, size_t *retlen,
 	      void **virt, resource_size_t *phys)
 {
 	*retlen = 0;
+	*virt = NULL;
+	if (phys)
+		*phys = 0;
 	if (!mtd->_point)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	if (from < 0 || from > mtd->size || len > mtd->size - from)