diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/bnode.c b/fs/hfsplus/bnode.c
index 407d5152eb41..aa095e6fb20e 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/bnode.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/bnode.c
@@ -704,6 +704,5 @@ bool hfs_bnode_need_zeroout(struct hfs_btree *tree)
 	struct hfsplus_sb_info *sbi = HFSPLUS_SB(sb);
 	const u32 volume_attr = be32_to_cpu(sbi->s_vhdr->attributes);
 
-	return tree->cnid == HFSPLUS_CAT_CNID &&
-		volume_attr & HFSPLUS_VOL_UNUSED_NODE_FIX;
+	return volume_attr & HFSPLUS_VOL_UNUSED_NODE_FIX;
 }