diff --git a/fs/jfs/namei.c b/fs/jfs/namei.c
index 7a2e8e5152fd..1da0dc799286 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/namei.c
@@ -1597,8 +1597,6 @@ out:
 
 static int jfs_ci_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-	if (nd && nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
-		return -ECHILD;
 	/*
 	 * This is not negative dentry. Always valid.
 	 *