diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/scb2_flash.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/scb2_flash.c
index 01af34778de39b4b618a09326fd4e0ed3a64d112..934a72c8007880407247915d1d814225c45d65f2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/scb2_flash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/scb2_flash.c
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@ scb2_flash_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)
 		return;
 
 	/* disable flash writes */
-	if (scb2_mtd->lock)
-		mtd_lock(scb2_mtd, 0, scb2_mtd->size);
+	mtd_lock(scb2_mtd, 0, scb2_mtd->size);
 
 	mtd_device_unregister(scb2_mtd);
 	map_destroy(scb2_mtd);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
index 23a51104aeb5fcb04ebefe07b0a21895c847876d..92da621b1425a34690239f07eaa5a68ef693e0a8 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
@@ -814,10 +814,7 @@ static int mtdchar_ioctl(struct file *file, u_int cmd, u_long arg)
 		if (copy_from_user(&einfo, argp, sizeof(einfo)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
-		if (!mtd->lock)
-			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		else
-			ret = mtd_lock(mtd, einfo.start, einfo.length);
+		ret = mtd_lock(mtd, einfo.start, einfo.length);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -828,10 +825,7 @@ static int mtdchar_ioctl(struct file *file, u_int cmd, u_long arg)
 		if (copy_from_user(&einfo, argp, sizeof(einfo)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
-		if (!mtd->unlock)
-			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		else
-			ret = mtd_unlock(mtd, einfo.start, einfo.length);
+		ret = mtd_unlock(mtd, einfo.start, einfo.length);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -842,10 +836,7 @@ static int mtdchar_ioctl(struct file *file, u_int cmd, u_long arg)
 		if (copy_from_user(&einfo, argp, sizeof(einfo)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
-		if (!mtd->is_locked)
-			ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		else
-			ret = mtd_is_locked(mtd, einfo.start, einfo.length);
+		ret = mtd_is_locked(mtd, einfo.start, einfo.length);
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdconcat.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdconcat.c
index 9119f76f87fffa9faceecf600505d1c499d2b3ef..aaafb5e187653a6365560f7cf77c2ee80f529b57 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdconcat.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdconcat.c
@@ -555,12 +555,9 @@ static int concat_lock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 		else
 			size = len;
 
-		if (subdev->lock) {
-			err = mtd_lock(subdev, ofs, size);
-			if (err)
-				break;
-		} else
-			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		err = mtd_lock(subdev, ofs, size);
+		if (err)
+			break;
 
 		len -= size;
 		if (len == 0)
@@ -595,12 +592,9 @@ static int concat_unlock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 		else
 			size = len;
 
-		if (subdev->unlock) {
-			err = mtd_unlock(subdev, ofs, size);
-			if (err)
-				break;
-		} else
-			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		err = mtd_unlock(subdev, ofs, size);
+		if (err)
+			break;
 
 		len -= size;
 		if (len == 0)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index 4d0f3e557bd170ebc0e2332c9477f571244f189e..66494ee5355a9a857670a2eaa360b4b8f9311265 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ int add_mtd_device(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	mtd->writesize_mask = (1 << mtd->writesize_shift) - 1;
 
 	/* Some chips always power up locked. Unlock them now */
-	if ((mtd->flags & MTD_WRITEABLE)
-	    && (mtd->flags & MTD_POWERUP_LOCK) && mtd->unlock) {
-		if (mtd_unlock(mtd, 0, mtd->size))
+	if ((mtd->flags & MTD_WRITEABLE) && (mtd->flags & MTD_POWERUP_LOCK)) {
+		error = mtd_unlock(mtd, 0, mtd->size);
+		if (error && error != -EOPNOTSUPP)
 			printk(KERN_WARNING
 			       "%s: unlock failed, writes may not work\n",
 			       mtd->name);
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index 305f12b940f43a48f5d8a1fc0154e48de025ca2b..6c91ba59c229263cc55c611ae24ff363213fd37f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -406,16 +406,22 @@ static inline void mtd_sync(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 /* Chip-supported device locking */
 static inline int mtd_lock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 {
+	if (!mtd->lock)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	return mtd->lock(mtd, ofs, len);
 }
 
 static inline int mtd_unlock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 {
+	if (!mtd->unlock)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	return mtd->unlock(mtd, ofs, len);
 }
 
 static inline int mtd_is_locked(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 {
+	if (!mtd->is_locked)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	return mtd->is_locked(mtd, ofs, len);
 }