diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
index 4368203..ad74a0b 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
 
 	if (block != uf->block) {
 		ret = read_block(uf->inode, uf->buf, block, uf->dn);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret && ret != -ENOENT)
 			return ret;
 		uf->block = block;
 	}