diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ff5621a56..eb937f97e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-02-13  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* disk/ieee1275/ofdisk.c (grub_ofdisk_open): Check device type before
+	opening and not after.
+
 2010-02-13  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* term/ieee1275/ofconsole.c (grub_ofconsole_readkey): Macroify
diff --git a/disk/ieee1275/ofdisk.c b/disk/ieee1275/ofdisk.c
index 05c0dd04d..e5a4a67fa 100644
--- a/disk/ieee1275/ofdisk.c
+++ b/disk/ieee1275/ofdisk.c
@@ -172,16 +172,6 @@ grub_ofdisk_open (const char *name, grub_disk_t disk)
 
   grub_dprintf ("disk", "Opening `%s'.\n", op->devpath);
 
-  grub_ieee1275_open (op->devpath, &dev_ihandle);
-  if (! dev_ihandle)
-    {
-      grub_error (GRUB_ERR_UNKNOWN_DEVICE, "can't open device");
-      goto fail;
-    }
-
-  grub_dprintf ("disk", "Opened `%s' as handle %p.\n", op->devpath,
-		(void *) (unsigned long) dev_ihandle);
-
   if (grub_ieee1275_finddevice (op->devpath, &dev))
     {
       grub_error (GRUB_ERR_UNKNOWN_DEVICE, "can't read device properties");
@@ -201,6 +191,16 @@ grub_ofdisk_open (const char *name, grub_disk_t disk)
       goto fail;
     }
 
+  grub_ieee1275_open (op->devpath, &dev_ihandle);
+  if (! dev_ihandle)
+    {
+      grub_error (GRUB_ERR_UNKNOWN_DEVICE, "can't open device");
+      goto fail;
+    }
+
+  grub_dprintf ("disk", "Opened `%s' as handle %p.\n", op->devpath,
+		(void *) (unsigned long) dev_ihandle);
+
   /* XXX: There is no property to read the number of blocks.  There
      should be a property `#blocks', but it is not there.  Perhaps it
      is possible to use seek for this.  */