diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
index 331183548bc5..b43b8edc18ec 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
@@ -689,16 +689,12 @@ static int mtdchar_ioctl(struct file *file, u_int cmd, u_long arg)
 	case MEMGETINFO:
 	case MEMREADOOB:
 	case MEMREADOOB64:
-	case MEMLOCK:
-	case MEMUNLOCK:
 	case MEMISLOCKED:
 	case MEMGETOOBSEL:
 	case MEMGETBADBLOCK:
-	case MEMSETBADBLOCK:
 	case OTPSELECT:
 	case OTPGETREGIONCOUNT:
 	case OTPGETREGIONINFO:
-	case OTPLOCK:
 	case ECCGETLAYOUT:
 	case ECCGETSTATS:
 	case MTDFILEMODE:
@@ -709,9 +705,13 @@ static int mtdchar_ioctl(struct file *file, u_int cmd, u_long arg)
 	/* "dangerous" commands */
 	case MEMERASE:
 	case MEMERASE64:
+	case MEMLOCK:
+	case MEMUNLOCK:
+	case MEMSETBADBLOCK:
 	case MEMWRITEOOB:
 	case MEMWRITEOOB64:
 	case MEMWRITE:
+	case OTPLOCK:
 		if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 			return -EPERM;
 		break;