diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c
index f566eb1839dc501edb1942f2ea41ab0a9ed75afd..c0a2273bb998b1c1fa294442e0b15c7fbf028c68 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c
@@ -414,10 +414,8 @@ vcs_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 		 */
 		size = vcs_size(vc, attr, uni_mode);
 		if (size < 0) {
-			if (read)
-				break;
 			ret = size;
-			goto unlock_out;
+			break;
 		}
 		if (pos >= size)
 			break;