diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index e30c8fbf4fc1..94913a75930f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -4234,6 +4234,14 @@ int ext4_block_zero_eof(struct inode *inode, loff_t from, loff_t end)
 	offset = from & (blocksize - 1);
 	if (!offset || from >= end)
 		return 0;
+	/*
+	 * Inline data has no tail block to zero out.  Note that a race with
+	 * ext4_page_mkwrite() converting inline data to an extent without
+	 * holding i_rwsem is safe, as that path zeroes the full block before
+	 * copying in the inline data.
+	 */
+	if (ext4_has_inline_data(inode))
+		return 0;
 	/* If we are processing an encrypted inode during orphan list handling */
 	if (IS_ENCRYPTED(inode) && !fscrypt_has_encryption_key(inode))
 		return 0;