diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index bed6cf5f67a4..177e7284909c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -4505,8 +4505,19 @@ int btrfs_truncate_inode_items(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		if (found_type > min_type) {
 			del_item = 1;
 		} else {
-			if (item_end < new_size)
+			if (item_end < new_size) {
+				/*
+				 * With NO_HOLES mode, for the following mapping
+				 *
+				 * [0-4k][hole][8k-12k]
+				 *
+				 * if truncating isize down to 6k, it ends up
+				 * isize being 8k.
+				 */
+				if (btrfs_fs_incompat(root->fs_info, NO_HOLES))
+					last_size = new_size;
 				break;
+			}
 			if (found_key.offset >= new_size)
 				del_item = 1;
 			else