diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_disk_cache.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_disk_cache.c
index c77e921b6a7..ee6067ca51a 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_disk_cache.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/brw_disk_cache.c
@@ -283,9 +283,6 @@ brw_disk_cache_upload_program(struct brw_context *brw, gl_shader_stage stage)
    if (brw->ctx._Shader->Flags & GLSL_CACHE_FALLBACK)
       goto fail;
 
-   if (prog->sh.data->LinkStatus != LINKING_SKIPPED)
-      goto fail;
-
    if (!read_and_upload(brw, cache, prog, stage))
       goto fail;