diff --git a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
index 6830b874de..e9191ae387 100644
--- a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
+++ b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
@@ -2387,7 +2387,6 @@ afs_linux_readpages(struct file *fp, struct address_space *mapping,
 		ObtainReadLock(&tdc->lock);
 		if (!hsame(avc->f.m.DataVersion, tdc->f.versionNo) ||
 		    (tdc->dflags & DFFetching)) {
-		    goto out;
 		    ReleaseReadLock(&tdc->lock);
 		    afs_PutDCache(tdc);
 		    tdc = NULL;