diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 47c7e6e3910d..7421bcb3b728 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1314,11 +1314,9 @@ nfs4_open_revalidate(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int openflags, st
 			case -EROFS:
 				lookup_instantiate_filp(nd, (struct dentry *)state, NULL);
 				return 1;
-			case -ENOENT:
-				if (dentry->d_inode == NULL)
-					return 1;
+			default:
+				goto out_drop;
 		}
-		goto out_drop;
 	}
 	if (state->inode == dentry->d_inode) {
 		nfs4_intent_set_file(nd, dentry, state);