diff --git a/fs/ext4/inline.c b/fs/ext4/inline.c
index 3ca319e6c979..3a7087a8f623 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inline.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inline.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ static int get_max_inline_xattr_value_size(struct inode *inode,
 	struct ext4_inode *raw_inode;
 	int free, min_offs;
 
+	if (!EXT4_INODE_HAS_XATTR_SPACE(inode))
+		return 0;
+
 	min_offs = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_inode_size -
 			EXT4_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE -
 			EXT4_I(inode)->i_extra_isize -