diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c b/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c
index 5aa7a66334d9..05598d994a68 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smbacl.c
@@ -1307,9 +1307,6 @@ int smb_check_perm_dacl(struct ksmbd_conn *conn, const struct path *path,
 			granted |= le32_to_cpu(ace->access_req);
 			ace = (struct smb_ace *)((char *)ace + le16_to_cpu(ace->size));
 		}
-
-		if (!pdacl->num_aces)
-			granted = GENERIC_ALL_FLAGS;
 	}
 
 	if (!uid)