diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index 3dd0cceefa43..bc8787718feb 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ int gfs2_write_alloc_required(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 offset,
 	end_of_file = (i_size_read(&ip->i_inode) + sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1) >> shift;
 	lblock = offset >> shift;
 	lblock_stop = (offset + len + sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1) >> shift;
-	if (lblock_stop > end_of_file)
+	if (lblock_stop > end_of_file && ip != GFS2_I(sdp->sd_rindex))
 		return 1;
 
 	size = (lblock_stop - lblock) << shift;