diff --git a/drivers/staging/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/staging/zram/zram_drv.c
index b704d06943f5..79ce363b2ea9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -648,6 +648,9 @@ static ssize_t reset_store(struct device *dev,
 	zram = dev_to_zram(dev);
 	bdev = bdget_disk(zram->disk, 0);
 
+	if (!bdev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	/* Do not reset an active device! */
 	if (bdev->bd_holders)
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -660,8 +663,7 @@ static ssize_t reset_store(struct device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Make sure all pending I/O is finished */
-	if (bdev)
-		fsync_bdev(bdev);
+	fsync_bdev(bdev);
 
 	zram_reset_device(zram, true);
 	return len;