diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 8ec63f7..3f4a428 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -808,7 +808,9 @@
 
 	/* NB: we're sure to have correct a_ops only after f_op->open */
 	if (f->f_flags & O_DIRECT) {
-		if (!f->f_mapping->a_ops || !f->f_mapping->a_ops->direct_IO) {
+		if (!f->f_mapping->a_ops ||
+		    ((!f->f_mapping->a_ops->direct_IO) &&
+		    (!f->f_mapping->a_ops->get_xip_page))) {
 			fput(f);
 			f = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 		}