diff --git a/fs/udf/file.c b/fs/udf/file.c
index bb15771b92ae32ae02390179492647a1d87c9dc2..08f3555fbeac3f6ceeda033cb8f6ec82557623d0 100644
--- a/fs/udf/file.c
+++ b/fs/udf/file.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ long udf_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 static int udf_release_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	if (filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE &&
-	    atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) > 1) {
+	    atomic_read(&inode->i_writecount) == 1) {
 		/*
 		 * Grab i_mutex to avoid races with writes changing i_size
 		 * while we are running.