diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index f35e06ae25b3..e8d2c6fc3f37 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -2891,11 +2891,9 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		if (!file_present) {
 			daccess = cpu_to_le32(GENERIC_ALL_FLAGS);
 		} else {
-			rc = ksmbd_vfs_query_maximal_access(user_ns,
+			ksmbd_vfs_query_maximal_access(user_ns,
 							    path.dentry,
 							    &daccess);
-			if (rc)
-				goto err_out;
 			already_permitted = true;
 		}
 		maximal_access = daccess;
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index d0a85774a496..178bcd4d0b20 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -122,11 +122,9 @@ err_out:
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
-int ksmbd_vfs_query_maximal_access(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
+void ksmbd_vfs_query_maximal_access(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 				   struct dentry *dentry, __le32 *daccess)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-
 	*daccess = cpu_to_le32(FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES | READ_CONTROL);
 
 	if (!inode_permission(user_ns, d_inode(dentry), MAY_OPEN | MAY_WRITE))
@@ -143,8 +141,6 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_query_maximal_access(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 
 	if (!inode_permission(user_ns, d_inode(dentry->d_parent), MAY_EXEC | MAY_WRITE))
 		*daccess |= FILE_DELETE_LE;
-
-	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.h b/fs/smb/server/vfs.h
index 0a4eb1e1a79a..3e3c92d22e3e 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct ksmbd_kstat {
 };
 
 int ksmbd_vfs_lock_parent(struct dentry *parent, struct dentry *child);
-int ksmbd_vfs_query_maximal_access(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
+void ksmbd_vfs_query_maximal_access(struct user_namespace *user_ns,
 				   struct dentry *dentry, __le32 *daccess);
 int ksmbd_vfs_create(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name, umode_t mode);
 int ksmbd_vfs_mkdir(struct ksmbd_work *work, const char *name, umode_t mode);