diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
index e88f6b18445e..9eb181287879 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
@@ -340,6 +340,11 @@ static struct file *__nfs42_ssc_open(struct vfsmount *ss_mnt,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (!S_ISREG(fattr->mode)) {
+		res = ERR_PTR(-EBADF);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	res = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	len = strlen(SSC_READ_NAME_BODY) + 16;
 	read_name = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -357,6 +362,7 @@ static struct file *__nfs42_ssc_open(struct vfsmount *ss_mnt,
 				     r_ino->i_fop);
 	if (IS_ERR(filep)) {
 		res = ERR_CAST(filep);
+		iput(r_ino);
 		goto out_free_name;
 	}