diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index 35bc174f9ba2..5a4a7155cf1c 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -395,8 +395,6 @@ int fuse_lookup_name(struct super_block *sb, u64 nodeid, const struct qstr *name
 		goto out_put_forget;
 
 	err = -EIO;
-	if (!outarg->nodeid)
-		goto out_put_forget;
 	if (fuse_invalid_attr(&outarg->attr))
 		goto out_put_forget;