diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/file.c b/fs/ntfs3/file.c
index 58fa4da114bb..1be77f865d78 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/file.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/file.c
@@ -1016,8 +1016,12 @@ static ssize_t ntfs_compress_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 			goto out;
 
 		if (lcn == SPARSE_LCN) {
-			ni->i_valid = valid =
-				frame_vbo + ((u64)clen << sbi->cluster_bits);
+			valid = frame_vbo + ((u64)clen << sbi->cluster_bits);
+			if (ni->i_valid == valid) {
+				err = -EINVAL;
+				goto out;
+			}
+			ni->i_valid = valid;
 			continue;
 		}