diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/mmp.c b/lib/ext2fs/mmp.c
index 2da935e0..e96a2273 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/mmp.c
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/mmp.c
@@ -57,8 +57,21 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_mmp_read(ext2_filsys fs, blk64_t mmp_blk, void *buf)
 	 * regardless of how the io_manager is doing reads, to avoid caching of
 	 * the MMP block by the io_manager or the VM.  It needs to be fresh. */
 	if (fs->mmp_fd <= 0) {
-		fs->mmp_fd = open(fs->device_name, O_RDWR | O_DIRECT);
+		int flags = O_RDWR | O_DIRECT;
+
+retry:
+		fs->mmp_fd = open(fs->device_name, flags);
 		if (fs->mmp_fd < 0) {
+			struct stat st;
+
+			/* Avoid O_DIRECT for filesystem image files if open
+			 * fails, since it breaks when running on tmpfs. */
+			if (errno == EINVAL && (flags & O_DIRECT) &&
+			    stat(fs->device_name, &st) == 0 &&
+			    S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
+				flags &= ~O_DIRECT;
+				goto retry;
+			}
 			retval = EXT2_ET_MMP_OPEN_DIRECT;
 			goto out;
 		}
diff --git a/tests/f_mmp/script b/tests/f_mmp/script
index 07ae2321..f433bd5f 100644
--- a/tests/f_mmp/script
+++ b/tests/f_mmp/script
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 FSCK_OPT=-yf
 
-# use current directory instead of /tmp becase tmpfs doesn't support DIO
-rm -f $TMPFILE
-TMPFILE=$(mktemp ./tmp-$test_name.XXXXXX)
-
-stat -f $TMPFILE | grep -q "Type: tmpfs"
-if [ $? = 0 ]; then
-	rm -f $TMPFILE
-	echo "$test_name: $test_description: skipped for tmpfs (no O_DIRECT)"
-	return 0
-fi
-
 echo "make the test image ..." > $test_name.log
 $MKE2FS -q -F -o Linux -b 4096 -O mmp -E mmp_update_interval=1 $TMPFILE 100 >> $test_name.log 2>&1
 status=$?
diff --git a/tests/f_mmp_garbage/script b/tests/f_mmp_garbage/script
index 6d451a67..69be3387 100644
--- a/tests/f_mmp_garbage/script
+++ b/tests/f_mmp_garbage/script
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 FSCK_OPT=-yf
 
-# use current directory instead of /tmp becase tmpfs doesn't support DIO
-rm -f $TMPFILE
-TMPFILE=$(mktemp ./tmp-$test_name.XXXXXX)
-
-stat -f $TMPFILE | grep -q "Type: tmpfs"
-if [ $? = 0 ] ; then
-	rm -f $TMPFILE
-	echo "$test_name: $test_description: skipped for tmpfs (no O_DIRECT)"
-	return 0
-fi
-
 echo "make the test image ..." > $test_name.log
 $MKE2FS -q -F -o Linux -b 4096 -O mmp -E mmp_update_interval=1 $TMPFILE 100 >> $test_name.log 2>&1
 status=$?
diff --git a/tests/m_image_mmp/script b/tests/m_image_mmp/script
index bc6f320b..5af6f552 100644
--- a/tests/m_image_mmp/script
+++ b/tests/m_image_mmp/script
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
-# use current directory instead of /tmp becase tmpfs doesn't support DIO
-rm -f $TMPFILE
-TMPFILE=$(mktemp ./tmp-$test_name.XXXXXX)
-
-stat -f $TMPFILE | grep -q "Type: tmpfs"
-if [ $? = 0 ]; then
-	rm -f $TMPFILE
-	echo "$test_name: $test_description: skipped for tmpfs (no O_DIRECT)"
-	return 0
-fi
-
 $MKE2FS -q -F -o Linux -b 4096 -O mmp -E mmp_update_interval=1 $TMPFILE 100 >> $test_name.log 2>&1
 status=$?
 if [ "$status" != 0 ] ; then
diff --git a/tests/m_mmp/script b/tests/m_mmp/script
index 6a9394de..e456183c 100644
--- a/tests/m_mmp/script
+++ b/tests/m_mmp/script
@@ -3,16 +3,6 @@ FS_SIZE=65536
 MKE2FS_DEVICE_SECTSIZE=2048
 export MKE2FS_DEVICE_SECTSIZE
 
-# use current directory instead of /tmp becase tmpfs doesn't support DIO
-rm -f $TMPFILE
-TMPFILE=$(mktemp ./tmp-$test_name.XXXXXX)
-
-stat -f $TMPFILE | grep -q "Type: tmpfs"
-if [ $? = 0 ]; then
-	rm -f $TMPFILE
-	echo "$test_name: $test_description: skipped for tmpfs (no O_DIRECT)"
-	return 0
-fi
 MKE2FS_OPTS="-b 4096 -O mmp"
 . $cmd_dir/run_mke2fs
 unset MKE2FS_DEVICE_SECTSIZE
diff --git a/tests/m_mmp_bad_csum/script b/tests/m_mmp_bad_csum/script
index 4c8fe165..a5e222eb 100644
--- a/tests/m_mmp_bad_csum/script
+++ b/tests/m_mmp_bad_csum/script
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-# use current directory instead of /tmp becase tmpfs doesn't support DIO
-rm -f $TMPFILE
-TMPFILE=$(mktemp ./tmp-$test_name.XXXXXX)
-
-stat -f $TMPFILE | grep -q "Type: tmpfs"
-if [ $? = 0 ]; then
-	rm -f $TMPFILE
-	echo "$test_name: $test_description: skipped for tmpfs (no O_DIRECT)"
-	return 0
-fi
 gzip -dc < $test_dir/image.gz > $TMPFILE
 
 OUT=$test_name.log
diff --git a/tests/m_mmp_bad_magic/script b/tests/m_mmp_bad_magic/script
index 4c8fe165..a5e222eb 100644
--- a/tests/m_mmp_bad_magic/script
+++ b/tests/m_mmp_bad_magic/script
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-# use current directory instead of /tmp becase tmpfs doesn't support DIO
-rm -f $TMPFILE
-TMPFILE=$(mktemp ./tmp-$test_name.XXXXXX)
-
-stat -f $TMPFILE | grep -q "Type: tmpfs"
-if [ $? = 0 ]; then
-	rm -f $TMPFILE
-	echo "$test_name: $test_description: skipped for tmpfs (no O_DIRECT)"
-	return 0
-fi
 gzip -dc < $test_dir/image.gz > $TMPFILE
 
 OUT=$test_name.log
diff --git a/tests/t_mmp_1on/script b/tests/t_mmp_1on/script
index cfed2ca8..733395ef 100644
--- a/tests/t_mmp_1on/script
+++ b/tests/t_mmp_1on/script
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 FSCK_OPT=-yf
 
-# use current directory instead of /tmp becase tmpfs doesn't support DIO
-rm -f $TMPFILE
-TMPFILE=$(mktemp ./tmp-$test_name.XXXXXX)
-
-stat -f $TMPFILE | grep -q "Type: tmpfs"
-if [ $? = 0 ] ; then
-	rm -f $TMPFILE
-	echo "$test_name: $test_description: skipped for tmpfs (no O_DIRECT)"
-	return 0
-fi
-
 $MKE2FS -q -F -o Linux -b 4096 $TMPFILE 100 > $test_name.log 2>&1
 status=$?
 if [ "$status" != 0 ] ; then
diff --git a/tests/t_mmp_2off/script b/tests/t_mmp_2off/script
index 6556201f..ccd859b2 100644
--- a/tests/t_mmp_2off/script
+++ b/tests/t_mmp_2off/script
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 FSCK_OPT=-yf
 
-# use current directory instead of /tmp becase tmpfs doesn't support DIO
-rm -f $TMPFILE
-TMPFILE=$(mktemp ./tmp-$test_name.XXXXXX)
-
-stat -f $TMPFILE | grep -q "Type: tmpfs"
-if [ $? = 0 ]; then
-	rm -f $TMPFILE
-	echo "$test_name: $test_description: skipped for tmpfs (no O_DIRECT)"
-	return 0
-fi
-
 $MKE2FS -q -F -o Linux -b 4096 -O mmp $TMPFILE 100 > $test_name.log 2>&1
 status=$?
 if [ "$status" != 0 ] ; then
