diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
index 4807203..b7190fd 100644
--- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
@@ -3126,6 +3126,7 @@
 		}
 		ptr = ptr->next;
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3156,18 +3157,19 @@
 	int i;
 
 	*rcmd = NULL;
-	while (1) {
-		ptr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct floppy_raw_cmd), GFP_USER);
-		if (!ptr)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		*rcmd = ptr;
-		ret = copy_from_user(ptr, param, sizeof(*ptr));
-		if (ret)
-			return -EFAULT;
-		ptr->next = NULL;
-		ptr->buffer_length = 0;
-		param += sizeof(struct floppy_raw_cmd);
-		if (ptr->cmd_count > 33)
+
+loop:
+	ptr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct floppy_raw_cmd), GFP_USER);
+	if (!ptr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	*rcmd = ptr;
+	ret = copy_from_user(ptr, param, sizeof(*ptr));
+	if (ret)
+		return -EFAULT;
+	ptr->next = NULL;
+	ptr->buffer_length = 0;
+	param += sizeof(struct floppy_raw_cmd);
+	if (ptr->cmd_count > 33)
 			/* the command may now also take up the space
 			 * initially intended for the reply & the
 			 * reply count. Needed for long 82078 commands
@@ -3176,34 +3178,35 @@
 			 * 16 bytes for a structure, you'll one day
 			 * discover that you really need 17...
 			 */
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	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)
 			return -EINVAL;
-
-		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)
-				return -EINVAL;
-			ptr->kernel_data =
-			    (char *)fd_dma_mem_alloc(ptr->length);
-			fallback_on_nodma_alloc(&ptr->kernel_data, ptr->length);
-			if (!ptr->kernel_data)
-				return -ENOMEM;
-			ptr->buffer_length = ptr->length;
-		}
-		if (ptr->flags & FD_RAW_WRITE) {
-			ret = fd_copyin(ptr->data, ptr->kernel_data,
-					ptr->length);
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
-		}
-		rcmd = &(ptr->next);
-		if (!(ptr->flags & FD_RAW_MORE))
-			return 0;
-		ptr->rate &= 0x43;
+		ptr->kernel_data = (char *)fd_dma_mem_alloc(ptr->length);
+		fallback_on_nodma_alloc(&ptr->kernel_data, ptr->length);
+		if (!ptr->kernel_data)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		ptr->buffer_length = ptr->length;
 	}
+	if (ptr->flags & FD_RAW_WRITE) {
+		ret = fd_copyin(ptr->data, ptr->kernel_data, ptr->length);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (ptr->flags & FD_RAW_MORE) {
+		rcmd = &(ptr->next);
+		ptr->rate &= 0x43;
+		goto loop;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int raw_cmd_ioctl(int cmd, void __user *param)