diff --git a/src/wp-includes/ms-files.php b/src/wp-includes/ms-files.php
index 2efe452faf37e..8b423a1982d63 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/ms-files.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/ms-files.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 ms_file_constants();
 
-if ( '1' === $current_blog->archived || '1' === $current_blog->spam || '1' === $current_blog->deleted ) {
+if ( ( '1' === $current_blog->archived || '1' === $current_blog->spam || '1' === $current_blog->deleted ) && ! is_super_admin() ) {
 	status_header( 404 );
 	die( '404 — File not found.' );
 }