diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index bf654d48eb46..97be32da857a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -1890,9 +1890,10 @@ static ssize_t btrfs_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb,
 	    (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (!inode_trylock(inode)) {
-		if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)
+	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) {
+		if (!inode_trylock(inode))
 			return -EAGAIN;
+	} else {
 		inode_lock(inode);
 	}