diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Inode.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Inode.cpp
index 2fe7a8f212..1d1ce8d7b4 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Inode.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/bfs/Inode.cpp
@@ -2504,7 +2504,7 @@ Inode::Remove(Transaction& transaction, const char* name, ino_t* _id,
 	status_t status = vnode.Get(&inode);
 	if (status < B_OK) {
 		REPORT_ERROR(status);
-		return B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND;
+		return fTree->Remove(transaction, name, id);
 	}
 
 	T(Remove(inode, name));