diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/file.c b/fs/ntfs3/file.c
index 6202895a4542..c42454a62314 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/file.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/file.c
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ static int ntfs_extend_initialized_size(struct file *file,
 	}
 
 	WARN_ON(is_compressed(ni));
-	WARN_ON(valid >= new_valid);
 
 	for (;;) {
 		u32 zerofrom, len;
@@ -400,6 +399,7 @@ static int ntfs_extend(struct inode *inode, loff_t pos, size_t count,
 	}
 
 	if (extend_init && !is_compressed(ni)) {
+		WARN_ON(ni->i_valid >= pos);
 		err = ntfs_extend_initialized_size(file, ni, ni->i_valid, pos);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;