1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/readdir.c b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
index 8fd2a95860ba..803030c9ab68 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/readdir.c
@@ -794,10 +794,6 @@ int cifs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
                 if it before then restart search
                 if after then keep searching till find it */
 
-        if (file->private_data == NULL) {
-                rc = -EINVAL;
-                goto rddir2_exit;
-        }
         cifsFile = file->private_data;
         if (cifsFile->srch_inf.endOfSearch) {
                 if (cifsFile->srch_inf.emptyDir) {