diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index 2c8f73d..1938418 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -3051,6 +3051,7 @@ static int ext4_split_unwritten_extents(handle_t *handle,
 		 */
 		ee_len -= ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex3);
 		orig_ex.ee_len = cpu_to_le16(ee_len);
+		may_zeroout = ee_block + ee_len <= eof_block;
 
 		depth = newdepth;
 		ext4_ext_drop_refs(path);