diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 734891d0663d..2e9bcc2e7977 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -1004,9 +1004,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(grab_cache_page_nowait);
 static void shrink_readahead_size_eio(struct file *filp,
 					struct file_ra_state *ra)
 {
-	if (!ra->ra_pages)
-		return;
-
 	ra->ra_pages /= 4;
 }