diff --git a/drivers/md/bitmap.c b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
index bbe7b64f3e31..7df6b4f1548a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ __acquires(bitmap->lock)
 		   bitmap->bp[page].hijacked) {
 		/* somebody beat us to getting the page */
 		kfree(mappage);
-		return 0;
 	} else {
 
 		/* no page was in place and we have one, so install it */