diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 590822fab767..1095802ad9bd 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -1103,8 +1103,7 @@ static int __choose_mds(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 				     frag.frag, mds);
 				if (ceph_mdsmap_get_state(mdsc->mdsmap, mds) >=
 				    CEPH_MDS_STATE_ACTIVE) {
-					if (mode == USE_ANY_MDS &&
-					    !ceph_mdsmap_is_laggy(mdsc->mdsmap,
+					if (!ceph_mdsmap_is_laggy(mdsc->mdsmap,
 								  mds))
 						goto out;
 				}