diff --git a/fs/char_dev.c b/fs/char_dev.c
index afc2bb6..94b5f60 100644
--- a/fs/char_dev.c
+++ b/fs/char_dev.c
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@
  */
 static int chrdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
+	const struct file_operations *fops;
 	struct cdev *p;
 	struct cdev *new = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -400,10 +401,11 @@
 		return ret;
 
 	ret = -ENXIO;
-	filp->f_op = fops_get(p->ops);
-	if (!filp->f_op)
+	fops = fops_get(p->ops);
+	if (!fops)
 		goto out_cdev_put;
 
+	replace_fops(filp, fops);
 	if (filp->f_op->open) {
 		ret = filp->f_op->open(inode, filp);
 		if (ret)