diff --git a/fs/f2fs/node.c b/fs/f2fs/node.c
index 5f15c224bf78..3f6f5e54759c 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/node.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/node.c
@@ -1494,12 +1494,10 @@ repeat:
 		return folio;
 
 	err = read_node_page(&folio->page, 0);
-	if (err < 0) {
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_put_err;
-	} else if (err == LOCKED_PAGE) {
-		err = 0;
+	if (err == LOCKED_PAGE)
 		goto page_hit;
-	}
 
 	if (parent)
 		f2fs_ra_node_pages(parent, start + 1, MAX_RA_NODE);