diff --git a/fs/ext4/inline.c b/fs/ext4/inline.c
index 1b094a4f3866..b48c7dbe76a2 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inline.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inline.c
@@ -418,7 +418,12 @@ static int ext4_prepare_inline_data(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
 	ext4_write_lock_xattr(inode, &no_expand);
-
+	/*
+	 * ei->i_inline_size may have changed since the initial check
+	 * if other xattrs were added. Recalculate to ensure
+	 * ext4_update_inline_data() validates against current capacity.
+	 */
+	(void) ext4_find_inline_data_nolock(inode);
 	if (ei->i_inline_off)
 		ret = ext4_update_inline_data(handle, inode, len);
 	else