diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents_status.c b/fs/ext4/extents_status.c
index e7f12a204cbc..32b55cdf9b82 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents_status.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents_status.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ int ext4_es_insert_extent(struct inode *inode, ext4_lblk_t lblk,
 	es_debug("add [%u/%u) %llu %x to extent status tree of inode %lu\n",
 		 lblk, len, pblk, status, inode->i_ino);
 
-	if (!len)
+	if (!len || !(status & EXTENT_STATUS_DELAYED))
 		return 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(end < lblk);