diff --git a/extras/ata_id/ata_id.c b/extras/ata_id/ata_id.c
index 9579db31059..ba40555a0b1 100644
--- a/extras/ata_id/ata_id.c
+++ b/extras/ata_id/ata_id.c
@@ -122,10 +122,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	fd = open(node, O_RDONLY);
-	if (fd < 0)
-		if (errno == ENOMEDIUM)
-			fd = open(node, O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK);
+	fd = open(node, O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		err("unable to open '%s'", node);
 		rc = 1;