diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index d252935f9c8a..fa8b8dd841b5 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -2388,8 +2388,6 @@ static int ext4_add_entry(handle_t *handle, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	sb = dir->i_sb;
 	blocksize = sb->s_blocksize;
-	if (!dentry->d_name.len)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (fscrypt_is_nokey_name(dentry))
 		return -ENOKEY;