diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 1265904a239f1f..ea9076b8d91770 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -3231,7 +3231,7 @@ static int ext4_da_write_end(struct file *file,
 	 */
 
 	new_i_size = pos + copied;
-	if (new_i_size > EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize) {
+	if (copied && new_i_size > EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize) {
 		if (ext4_da_should_update_i_disksize(page, end)) {
 			down_write(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
 			if (new_i_size > EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize) {