diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index 685a03cc4b77..f657fabcb3ee 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -1913,8 +1913,6 @@ static ssize_t __ceph_copy_file_range(struct file *src_file, loff_t src_off,
 	int src_got = 0, dst_got = 0, err, dirty;
 	bool do_final_copy = false;
 
-	if (src_inode == dst_inode)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	if (src_inode->i_sb != dst_inode->i_sb)
 		return -EXDEV;
 	if (ceph_snap(dst_inode) != CEPH_NOSNAP)