diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 96517785a9f8..0b87665aaff1 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -3149,6 +3149,9 @@ static int ext4_da_write_end(struct file *file,
 	    ext4_has_inline_data(inode))
 		return ext4_write_inline_data_end(inode, pos, len, copied, page);
 
+	if (unlikely(copied < len) && !PageUptodate(page))
+		copied = 0;
+
 	start = pos & (PAGE_SIZE - 1);
 	end = start + copied - 1;