diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload.go
index 5e69270d269..70921d4dff1 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/upload.go
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ func checkQuota(ctx context.Context, fs *Decomposedfs, spaceRoot *node.Node, fil
 		return false, errtypes.InsufficientStorage("disk full")
 	}
 
-	if (fileSize > total-used || total < used) && !enoughDiskSpace {
+	if fileSize > total-used || total < used {
 		return false, errtypes.InsufficientStorage("quota exceeded")
 	}
 	return true, nil