diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 1a2421f..610e8e0 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -762,7 +762,19 @@
 	if (!disk)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);
 
-	whole = bdget_disk(disk, 0);
+	/*
+	 * Normally, @bdev should equal what's returned from bdget_disk()
+	 * if partno is 0; however, some drivers (floppy) use multiple
+	 * bdev's for the same physical device and @bdev may be one of the
+	 * aliases.  Keep @bdev if partno is 0.  This means claimer
+	 * tracking is broken for those devices but it has always been that
+	 * way.
+	 */
+	if (partno)
+		whole = bdget_disk(disk, 0);
+	else
+		whole = bdgrab(bdev);
+
 	module_put(disk->fops->owner);
 	put_disk(disk);
 	if (!whole)