diff --git a/fs/ext4/dir.c b/fs/ext4/dir.c
index 74b172a4adda..a6bb86f52b9a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/dir.c
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ static int ext4_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 			goto done;
 		brelse(bh);
 		bh = NULL;
-		offset = 0;
 	}
 done:
 	err = 0;