diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index 97a192eb9949..507f8f910327 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -547,11 +547,14 @@ static int udf_do_extend_file(struct inode *inode,
 
 		udf_write_aext(inode, last_pos, &last_ext->extLocation,
 				last_ext->extLength, 1);
+
 		/*
-		 * We've rewritten the last extent but there may be empty
-		 * indirect extent after it - enter it.
+		 * We've rewritten the last extent. If we are going to add
+		 * more extents, we may need to enter possible following
+		 * empty indirect extent.
 		 */
-		udf_next_aext(inode, last_pos, &tmploc, &tmplen, 0);
+		if (new_block_bytes || prealloc_len)
+			udf_next_aext(inode, last_pos, &tmploc, &tmplen, 0);
 	}
 
 	/* Managed to do everything necessary? */