diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 8c799250ff39..74e8fdc85f82 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -3212,24 +3212,19 @@ static long fuse_file_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 		.mode = mode
 	};
 	int err;
-	bool lock_inode = !(mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE) ||
-			   (mode & FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE);
-
 	if (mode & ~(FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE | FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (fc->no_fallocate)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (lock_inode) {
-		inode_lock(inode);
-		if (mode & FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE) {
-			loff_t endbyte = offset + length - 1;
+	inode_lock(inode);
+	if (mode & FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE) {
+		loff_t endbyte = offset + length - 1;
 
-			err = fuse_writeback_range(inode, offset, endbyte);
-			if (err)
-				goto out;
-		}
+		err = fuse_writeback_range(inode, offset, endbyte);
+		if (err)
+			goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (!(mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE) &&
@@ -3276,8 +3271,7 @@ out:
 	if (!(mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE))
 		clear_bit(FUSE_I_SIZE_UNSTABLE, &fi->state);
 
-	if (lock_inode)
-		inode_unlock(inode);
+	inode_unlock(inode);
 
 	return err;
 }