diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index b94f93685093..35e7d08fe629 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	struct sysfs_dirent *attr_sd = file->f_path.dentry->d_fsdata;
 	struct kobject *kobj = attr_sd->s_parent->s_dir.kobj;
 	struct sysfs_open_file *of;
-	bool has_read, has_write, has_mmap;
+	bool has_read, has_write;
 	int error = -EACCES;
 
 	/* need attr_sd for attr and ops, its parent for kobj */
@@ -621,7 +621,6 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 		has_read = battr->read || battr->mmap;
 		has_write = battr->write || battr->mmap;
-		has_mmap = battr->mmap;
 	} else {
 		const struct sysfs_ops *ops = sysfs_file_ops(attr_sd);
 
@@ -633,7 +632,6 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 		has_read = ops->show;
 		has_write = ops->store;
-		has_mmap = false;
 	}
 
 	/* check perms and supported operations */
@@ -661,9 +659,9 @@ static int sysfs_open_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	 * open file has a separate mutex, it's okay as long as those don't
 	 * happen on the same file.  At this point, we can't easily give
 	 * each file a separate locking class.  Let's differentiate on
-	 * whether the file has mmap or not for now.
+	 * whether the file is bin or not for now.
 	 */
-	if (has_mmap)
+	if (sysfs_is_bin(attr_sd))
 		mutex_init(&of->mutex);
 	else
 		mutex_init(&of->mutex);