diff --git a/fs/9p/fid.h b/fs/9p/fid.h
index 29281b7c3887..0d6138bee2a3 100644
--- a/fs/9p/fid.h
+++ b/fs/9p/fid.h
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ static inline struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_clone(struct dentry *dentry)
 static inline void v9fs_fid_add_modes(struct p9_fid *fid, unsigned int s_flags,
 	unsigned int s_cache, unsigned int f_flags)
 {
-	if (fid->qid.type != P9_QTFILE)
-		return;
-
 	if ((!s_cache) ||
 	   ((fid->qid.version == 0) && !(s_flags & V9FS_IGNORE_QV)) ||
 	   (s_flags & V9FS_DIRECT_IO) || (f_flags & O_DIRECT)) {