diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file-item.c b/fs/btrfs/file-item.c
index 018c711a0bc8..cd4cce9ba443 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file-item.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file-item.c
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ void btrfs_inode_safe_disk_i_size_write(struct btrfs_inode *inode, u64 new_i_siz
 	u64 start, end, i_size;
 	int ret;
 
+	spin_lock(&inode->lock);
 	i_size = new_i_size ?: i_size_read(&inode->vfs_inode);
 	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, NO_HOLES)) {
 		inode->disk_i_size = i_size;
-		return;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock(&inode->lock);
 	ret = find_contiguous_extent_bit(&inode->file_extent_tree, 0, &start,
 					 &end, EXTENT_DIRTY);
 	if (!ret && start == 0)
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ void btrfs_inode_safe_disk_i_size_write(struct btrfs_inode *inode, u64 new_i_siz
 	else
 		i_size = 0;
 	inode->disk_i_size = i_size;
+out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock(&inode->lock);
 }