diff --git a/fs/ext2/inode.c b/fs/ext2/inode.c
index 0093ea2512a8..f073bfca694b 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/inode.c
@@ -751,9 +751,8 @@ static int ext2_get_blocks(struct inode *inode,
 			mutex_unlock(&ei->truncate_mutex);
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
-	} else {
-		*new = true;
 	}
+	*new = true;
 
 	ext2_splice_branch(inode, iblock, partial, indirect_blks, count);
 	mutex_unlock(&ei->truncate_mutex);