diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
index 13cd683a658a..9c9196d30a59 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c
@@ -803,20 +803,28 @@ static int p9_fd_open(struct p9_client *client, int rfd, int wfd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ts->rd = fget(rfd);
+	if (!ts->rd)
+		goto out_free_ts;
+	if (!(ts->rd->f_mode & FMODE_READ))
+		goto out_put_rd;
 	ts->wr = fget(wfd);
-	if (!ts->rd || !ts->wr) {
-		if (ts->rd)
-			fput(ts->rd);
-		if (ts->wr)
-			fput(ts->wr);
-		kfree(ts);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
+	if (!ts->wr)
+		goto out_put_rd;
+	if (!(ts->wr->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
+		goto out_put_wr;
 
 	client->trans = ts;
 	client->status = Connected;
 
 	return 0;
+
+out_put_wr:
+	fput(ts->wr);
+out_put_rd:
+	fput(ts->rd);
+out_free_ts:
+	kfree(ts);
+	return -EIO;
 }
 
 static int p9_socket_open(struct p9_client *client, struct socket *csocket)