diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index bb98f52f4ea4341af0013157275130c4745d654f..5ceaed25dce1cc2d5afc2ea572272ed1fbb8a70c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -475,8 +475,7 @@ int btrfs_drop_extents(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			search_start = (extent_end + mask) & ~mask;
 		} else
 			search_start = extent_end;
-
-		if (end <= extent_end && start >= key.offset && found_inline) {
+		if (end < extent_end && start > key.offset && found_inline) {
 			*hint_byte = EXTENT_MAP_INLINE;
 		}
 		if (end < extent_end && end >= key.offset) {