diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index 706eb5c7e2ee..36b67006d6ba 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -631,10 +631,6 @@ long spufs_create(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned int flags, mode_t mode,
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		goto out_dir;
 
-	ret = -EEXIST;
-	if (dentry->d_inode)
-		goto out_dput;
-
 	mode &= ~current_umask();
 
 	if (flags & SPU_CREATE_GANG)