diff --git a/mm/readahead.c b/mm/readahead.c
index e4ed04149785..50241836fe82 100644
--- a/mm/readahead.c
+++ b/mm/readahead.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static ssize_t
 do_readahead(struct address_space *mapping, struct file *filp,
 	     pgoff_t index, unsigned long nr)
 {
-	if (!mapping || !mapping->a_ops || !mapping->a_ops->readpage)
+	if (!mapping || !mapping->a_ops)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	force_page_cache_readahead(mapping, filp, index, nr);