diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 07bf219f9ae4..88cefb630e17 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -1040,8 +1040,6 @@ retry:
 	if (likely(ret == 0))
 		goto open_file;
 
-	if (ret == -EEXIST)
-		goto retry;
 	trace_nfsd_file_insert_err(rqstp, inode, may_flags, ret);
 	status = nfserr_jukebox;
 	goto construction_err;