diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 9379a062dba4b8ce66fd682b135f9d69c67ddd0e..3c97cf3e9f650e170dbb9aef6487c1355e917630 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -1067,8 +1067,7 @@ static int ext4_block_write_begin(struct page *page, loff_t pos, unsigned len,
 		block_end = block_start + blocksize;
 		if (block_end <= from || block_start >= to) {
 			if (PageUptodate(page)) {
-				if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
-					set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
+				set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 			}
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1093,8 +1092,7 @@ static int ext4_block_write_begin(struct page *page, loff_t pos, unsigned len,
 			}
 		}
 		if (PageUptodate(page)) {
-			if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
-				set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
+			set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) && !buffer_delay(bh) &&