diff --git a/fs/ioctl.c b/fs/ioctl.c
index 2d140a7..f855ea4 100644
--- a/fs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ioctl.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
  * @arg:	command-specific argument for ioctl
  *
  * Invokes filesystem specific ->unlocked_ioctl, if one exists; otherwise
- * invokes filesystem specific ->ioctl method.  If neither method exists,
  * returns -ENOTTY.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, -errno on error.
@@ -39,21 +38,12 @@
 {
 	int error = -ENOTTY;
 
-	if (!filp->f_op)
+	if (!filp->f_op || !filp->f_op->unlocked_ioctl)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (filp->f_op->unlocked_ioctl) {
-		error = filp->f_op->unlocked_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
-		if (error == -ENOIOCTLCMD)
-			error = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	} else if (filp->f_op->ioctl) {
-		lock_kernel();
-		error = filp->f_op->ioctl(filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode,
-					  filp, cmd, arg);
-		unlock_kernel();
-	}
-
+	error = filp->f_op->unlocked_ioctl(filp, cmd, arg);
+	if (error == -ENOIOCTLCMD)
+		error = -EINVAL;
  out:
 	return error;
 }