diff --git a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
index da22da9..fb89ab5 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 	 * adding and jffs2_flash_read_end() interface. */
 	if (c->mtd->point) {
 		err = c->mtd->point(c->mtd, ofs, len, &retlen, &buffer);
-		if (!err && retlen < tn->csize) {
+		if (!err && retlen < len) {
 			JFFS2_WARNING("MTD point returned len too short: %zu instead of %u.\n", retlen, tn->csize);
 			c->mtd->unpoint(c->mtd, buffer, ofs, retlen);
 		} else if (err)