diff --git a/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c b/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
index a8df847bedee..25d1f96cddc1 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/switch/switchtec.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int switchtec_dev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		return PTR_ERR(stuser);
 
 	filp->private_data = stuser;
-	nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
+	stream_open(inode, filp);
 
 	dev_dbg(&stdev->dev, "%s: %p\n", __func__, stuser);