1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c
index 89dbb4a50872..79c05ac85bfe 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@ xfs_bumplink(
         xfs_trans_t *tp,
         xfs_inode_t *ip)
 {
-        if (ip->i_d.di_nlink >= XFS_MAXLINK)
-                return XFS_ERROR(EMLINK);
         xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, ip, XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
 
         ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_nlink > 0);