diff --git a/src/kernel/core/fs/pipefs.cpp b/src/kernel/core/fs/pipefs.cpp
index 279a639fce..88443aa462 100644
--- a/src/kernel/core/fs/pipefs.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/core/fs/pipefs.cpp
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ pipefs_write(fs_volume _volume, fs_vnode _node, fs_cookie _cookie, off_t pos,
 
 	status_t status;
 
-	if (request == NULL && bytesLeft > 0) {
+	if (request == NULL) {
 		// there is no read matching request pending, so we have to put
 		// our data in a temporary buffer