diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index 06a0667f8ff2..b202eac6584e 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -2911,9 +2911,7 @@ cifs_strict_readv(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 	if (!CIFS_CACHE_READ(cinode))
 		return netfs_unbuffered_read_iter(iocb, to);
 
-	if (cap_unix(tcon->ses) &&
-	    (CIFS_UNIX_FCNTL_CAP & le64_to_cpu(tcon->fsUnixInfo.Capability)) &&
-	    ((cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NOPOSIXBRL) == 0)) {
+	if ((cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NOPOSIXBRL) == 0) {
 		if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT)
 			return netfs_unbuffered_read_iter(iocb, to);
 		return netfs_buffered_read_iter(iocb, to);