diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index ef8f08c343e8..b6d436f3c1ae 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -566,7 +566,6 @@ static struct dentry *ceph_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	/* open (but not create!) intent? */
 	if (nd &&
 	    (nd->flags & LOOKUP_OPEN) &&
-	    (nd->flags & LOOKUP_CONTINUE) == 0 && /* only open last component */
 	    !(nd->intent.open.flags & O_CREAT)) {
 		int mode = nd->intent.open.create_mode & ~current->fs->umask;
 		return ceph_lookup_open(dir, dentry, nd, mode, 1);