diff --git a/drivers/block/ataflop.c b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
index aed2c2a4f4ea3f95de0849e43683c79a77ebf6e6..d601e49f80e07a10c76351c07d4c79e44d135705 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ataflop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ataflop.c
@@ -2001,7 +2001,10 @@ static void ataflop_probe(dev_t dev)
 	int drive = MINOR(dev) & 3;
 	int type  = MINOR(dev) >> 2;
 
-	if (drive >= FD_MAX_UNITS || type > NUM_DISK_MINORS)
+	if (type)
+		type--;
+
+	if (drive >= FD_MAX_UNITS || type >= NUM_DISK_MINORS)
 		return;
 	mutex_lock(&ataflop_probe_lock);
 	if (!unit[drive].disk[type]) {