1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
index 55f0961103a7..287ff0d35848 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
@@ -452,13 +452,8 @@ static int mtdchar_readoob(struct file *file, struct mtd_info *mtd,
         if (length > 4096)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        if (!mtd->read_oob)
-                ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-        else
-                ret = access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, ptr,
-                                length) ? 0 : -EFAULT;
-        if (ret)
-                return ret;
+        if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, ptr, length))
+                return -EFAULT;
 
         ops.ooblen = length;
         ops.ooboffs = start & (mtd->writesize - 1);