diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 682e79965c16..8821c380a71a 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1997,6 +1997,10 @@ static int fuse_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 {
 	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
 
+	/* Haven't copied anything?  Skip zeroing, size extending, dirtying. */
+	if (!copied)
+		goto unlock;
+
 	if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
 		/* Zero any unwritten bytes at the end of the page */
 		size_t endoff = (pos + copied) & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
@@ -2007,6 +2011,8 @@ static int fuse_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 
 	fuse_write_update_size(inode, pos + copied);
 	set_page_dirty(page);
+
+unlock:
 	unlock_page(page);
 	page_cache_release(page);