diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/dir.c b/fs/nilfs2/dir.c
index eb7de9e2a384..24cfe9db66e0 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/dir.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static struct page *nilfs_get_page(struct inode *dir, unsigned long n)
 	if (!IS_ERR(page)) {
 		kmap(page);
 		if (unlikely(!PageChecked(page))) {
-			if (PageError(page) || !nilfs_check_page(page))
+			if (!nilfs_check_page(page))
 				goto fail;
 		}
 	}