diff --git a/fs/btrfs/send.c b/fs/btrfs/send.c
index 4d2c6ce29fe5..9250a17731bd 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/send.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/send.c
@@ -5398,6 +5398,7 @@ static int clone_range(struct send_ctx *sctx,
 		u64 ext_len;
 		u64 clone_len;
 		u64 clone_data_offset;
+		bool crossed_src_i_size = false;
 
 		if (slot >= btrfs_header_nritems(leaf)) {
 			ret = btrfs_next_leaf(clone_root->root, path);
@@ -5454,8 +5455,10 @@ static int clone_range(struct send_ctx *sctx,
 		if (key.offset >= clone_src_i_size)
 			break;
 
-		if (key.offset + ext_len > clone_src_i_size)
+		if (key.offset + ext_len > clone_src_i_size) {
 			ext_len = clone_src_i_size - key.offset;
+			crossed_src_i_size = true;
+		}
 
 		clone_data_offset = btrfs_file_extent_offset(leaf, ei);
 		if (btrfs_file_extent_disk_bytenr(leaf, ei) == disk_byte) {
@@ -5515,6 +5518,25 @@ static int clone_range(struct send_ctx *sctx,
 				ret = send_clone(sctx, offset, clone_len,
 						 clone_root);
 			}
+		} else if (crossed_src_i_size && clone_len < len) {
+			/*
+			 * If we are at i_size of the clone source inode and we
+			 * can not clone from it, terminate the loop. This is
+			 * to avoid sending two write operations, one with a
+			 * length matching clone_len and the final one after
+			 * this loop with a length of len - clone_len.
+			 *
+			 * When using encoded writes (BTRFS_SEND_FLAG_COMPRESSED
+			 * was passed to the send ioctl), this helps avoid
+			 * sending an encoded write for an offset that is not
+			 * sector size aligned, in case the i_size of the source
+			 * inode is not sector size aligned. That will make the
+			 * receiver fallback to decompression of the data and
+			 * writing it using regular buffered IO, therefore while
+			 * not incorrect, it's not optimal due decompression and
+			 * possible re-compression at the receiver.
+			 */
+			break;
 		} else {
 			ret = send_extent_data(sctx, offset, clone_len);
 		}