diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
index 554180b3f5b98..59b3f41fa8c48 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c
@@ -2877,11 +2877,9 @@ 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/ksmbd/vfs.c b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
index 7d239d3f8dbdd..540c147411946 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.c
@@ -121,11 +121,9 @@ 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))
@@ -142,8 +140,6 @@ 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/ksmbd/vfs.h b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.h
index adaf511dace14..2e87136f9eba8 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/vfs.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ 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);