diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 925ad7dbe6a0..167f2cc3c379 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -5421,7 +5421,7 @@ static bool nfs4_read_plus_not_supported(struct rpc_task *task,
 	struct rpc_message *msg = &task->tk_msg;
 
 	if (msg->rpc_proc == &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_READ_PLUS] &&
-	    server->caps & NFS_CAP_READ_PLUS && task->tk_status == -ENOTSUPP) {
+	    task->tk_status == -ENOTSUPP) {
 		server->caps &= ~NFS_CAP_READ_PLUS;
 		msg->rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_READ];
 		rpc_restart_call_prepare(task);