diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c
index 71e091f879f0..1dc07f9214d5 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c
@@ -415,10 +415,8 @@ 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;