diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index c457c8517f0f..1fe74735b4e4 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -608,7 +608,10 @@ static ssize_t ext4_dio_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		iomap_ops = &ext4_iomap_overwrite_ops;
 	ret = iomap_dio_rw(iocb, from, iomap_ops, &ext4_dio_write_ops,
 			   dio_flags, NULL, 0);
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(ret == -EAGAIN && !(iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT));
+	if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+		WARN_ON(dio_flags == IOMAP_DIO_OVERWRITE_ONLY);
+		WARN_ON(!(iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT));
+	}
 	if (ret == -ENOTBLK)
 		ret = 0;