diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index 6830ea3a6c59..19ff9be02ea7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ static ssize_t ext4_dio_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		return ext4_buffered_write_iter(iocb, from);
 	}
 
+	ext4_clear_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_MAY_INLINE_DATA);
 	ret = ext4_dio_write_checks(iocb, from, &ilock_shared, &extend,
 				    &unwritten, &dio_flags);
 	if (ret <= 0)
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@ static ssize_t ext4_dio_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	 * to allocate blocks for DIO. We know the inode does not have any
 	 * inline data now because ext4_dio_supported() checked for that.
 	 */
-	ext4_clear_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_MAY_INLINE_DATA);
+	//ext4_clear_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_MAY_INLINE_DATA);
 
 	offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	count = ret;