diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index 8f5565b..12251a6 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -3121,10 +3121,11 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	*rcmd = ptr;
 	ret = copy_from_user(ptr, param, sizeof(*ptr));
-	if (ret)
-		return -EFAULT;
 	ptr->next = NULL;
 	ptr->buffer_length = 0;
+	ptr->kernel_data = NULL;
+	if (ret)
+		return -EFAULT;
 	param += sizeof(struct floppy_raw_cmd);
 	if (ptr->cmd_count > 33)
 			/* the command may now also take up the space
@@ -3140,7 +3141,6 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
 		ptr->reply[i] = 0;
 	ptr->resultcode = 0;
-	ptr->kernel_data = NULL;
 
 	if (ptr->flags & (FD_RAW_READ | FD_RAW_WRITE)) {
 		if (ptr->length <= 0)