diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_dentry.c b/fs/9p/vfs_dentry.c
index b6a3b9f7fe4d..e022890c6f40 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_dentry.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_dentry.c
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ static int v9fs_lookup_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 			retval = v9fs_refresh_inode_dotl(fid, inode);
 		else
 			retval = v9fs_refresh_inode(fid, inode);
-		if (retval <= 0)
+		if (retval == -ENOENT)
+			return 0;
+		if (retval < 0)
 			return retval;
 	}
 out_valid: