diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index 86d9cda0ca9e..6600c2f5a404 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ static int check_lock_range(struct file *filp, loff_t start, loff_t end,
 	struct file_lock_context *ctx = locks_inode_context(file_inode(filp));
 	int error = 0;
 
-	if (start == end)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (!ctx || list_empty_careful(&ctx->flc_posix))
 		return 0;