1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index 9dd2c5c23b56..ba624ae16e61 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -767,7 +767,8 @@ static ssize_t btrfs_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
                 num_written += write_bytes;
 
                 balance_dirty_pages_ratelimited_nr(inode->i_mapping, num_pages);
-                btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(root, 1);
+                if (num_pages < (root->leafsize >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) + 1)
+                        btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(root, 1);
                 cond_resched();
         }
         mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);