diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index d505990dac7c9137b33120762b4606af655a0fc2..c364acbb6aba0c3a4bfb594dd637d14159e0fb45 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1016,8 +1016,6 @@ nfsd4_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 
 	nvecs = svc_fill_write_vector(rqstp, write->wr_pagelist,
 				      &write->wr_head, write->wr_buflen);
-	if (!nvecs)
-		return nfserr_io;
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(nvecs > ARRAY_SIZE(rqstp->rq_vec));
 
 	status = nfsd_vfs_write(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, filp,