diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index ea936b3d93dc..bdad05213e4b 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ int __dax_pmd_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 
 	i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
 
-	if (!write && !buffer_mapped(&bh) && buffer_uptodate(&bh)) {
+	if (!write && !buffer_mapped(&bh)) {
 		spinlock_t *ptl;
 		pmd_t entry;
 		struct page *zero_page = get_huge_zero_page();