diff --git a/fs/ntfs/file.c b/fs/ntfs/file.c
index d69c459..dbbac55 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/file.c
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@
 			err = PTR_ERR(page);
 			goto init_err_out;
 		}
-		wait_on_page_locked(page);
-		if (unlikely(!PageUptodate(page) || PageError(page))) {
+		if (unlikely(PageError(page))) {
 			page_cache_release(page);
 			err = -EIO;
 			goto init_err_out;