diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index e5733bb537c9..26bbaaefdff4 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -88,12 +88,11 @@ void invalidate_bdev(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping;
 
-	if (mapping->nrpages == 0)
-		return;
-
-	invalidate_bh_lrus();
-	lru_add_drain_all();	/* make sure all lru add caches are flushed */
-	invalidate_mapping_pages(mapping, 0, -1);
+	if (mapping->nrpages) {
+		invalidate_bh_lrus();
+		lru_add_drain_all();	/* make sure all lru add caches are flushed */
+		invalidate_mapping_pages(mapping, 0, -1);
+	}
 	/* 99% of the time, we don't need to flush the cleancache on the bdev.
 	 * But, for the strange corners, lets be cautious
 	 */