diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 57785eadb95c..e87ec11c0986 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -536,9 +536,14 @@ static noinline void compress_file_range(struct inode *inode,
 		 *
 		 * If the compression fails for any reason, we set the pages
 		 * dirty again later on.
+		 *
+		 * Note that the remaining part is redirtied, the start pointer
+		 * has moved, the end is the original one.
 		 */
-		extent_range_clear_dirty_for_io(inode, start, end);
-		redirty = 1;
+		if (!redirty) {
+			extent_range_clear_dirty_for_io(inode, start, end);
+			redirty = 1;
+		}
 
 		/* Compression level is applied here and only here */
 		ret = btrfs_compress_pages(