diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index ec11c52..8f1dfae 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -399,17 +399,7 @@
 		 * If the page isn't uptodate, we may need to start io on it
 		 */
 		if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
-			/*
-			 * If in nonblock mode then dont block on waiting
-			 * for an in-flight io page
-			 */
-			if (flags & SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK) {
-				if (!trylock_page(page)) {
-					error = -EAGAIN;
-					break;
-				}
-			} else
-				lock_page(page);
+			lock_page(page);
 
 			/*
 			 * Page was truncated, or invalidated by the