diff --git a/smb2pdu.c b/smb2pdu.c
index f494be81..6f45ae80 100644
--- a/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/smb2pdu.c
@@ -3213,7 +3213,6 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 			goto err_out;
 		}
 
-		file_present = true;
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5, 12, 0)
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(6, 3, 0)
 		idmap = mnt_idmap(path.mnt);