diff --git a/fs/fat/fatent.c b/fs/fat/fatent.c
index 67fd23744720..260705c58062 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fatent.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fatent.c
@@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ static void fat16_ent_put(struct fat_entry *fatent, int new)
 
 static void fat32_ent_put(struct fat_entry *fatent, int new)
 {
-	if (new == FAT_ENT_EOF)
-		new = EOF_FAT32;
-
 	WARN_ON(new & 0xf0000000);
 	new |= le32_to_cpu(*fatent->u.ent32_p) & ~0x0fffffff;
 	*fatent->u.ent32_p = cpu_to_le32(new);