diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index f0ae9a6308cb..3378d4fca883 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -2028,8 +2028,6 @@ ssize_t generic_file_buffered_read(struct kiocb *iocb,
 
 		page = find_get_page(mapping, index);
 		if (!page) {
-			if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
-				goto would_block;
 			page_cache_sync_readahead(mapping,
 					ra, filp,
 					index, last_index - index);