1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/opendir.c b/sysdeps/unix/opendir.c
index ef7bc84866..4df06ed7b8 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/opendir.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/opendir.c
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ __opendir (const char *name)
       return NULL;
     }
 
+  /* We first have to check whether the name is for a directory.  We
+     cannot do this after the open() call since the open/close operation
+     performed on, say, a tape device might have undesirable effects.  */
+  if (stat (name, &statbuf) < 0)
+    return NULL;
+  if (! S_ISDIR (statbuf.st_mode))
+    {
+      __set_errno (ENOTDIR);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
   fd = __open (name, O_RDONLY|O_NDELAY);
   if (fd < 0)
     return NULL;
@@ -54,14 +65,6 @@ __opendir (const char *name)
   if (__fcntl (fd, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) < 0)
     goto lose;
 
-  if (fstat (fd, &statbuf) < 0)
-    goto lose;
-  if (! S_ISDIR (statbuf.st_mode))
-    {
-      save_errno = ENOTDIR;
-      goto lose2;
-    }
-
 #ifdef _STATBUF_ST_BLKSIZE
   if (statbuf.st_blksize < sizeof (struct dirent))
     allocation = sizeof (struct dirent);