diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
index addd7c5f2d3e..bed54e8adcf9 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
@@ -7240,6 +7240,10 @@ int ocfs2_truncate_inline(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *di_bh,
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *di = (struct ocfs2_dinode *)di_bh->b_data;
 	struct ocfs2_inline_data *idata = &di->id2.i_data;
 
+	/* No need to punch hole beyond i_size. */
+	if (start >= i_size_read(inode))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (end > i_size_read(inode))
 		end = i_size_read(inode);