diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index c19f0de271a9..f0b74984b658 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -3154,8 +3154,6 @@ static int f2fs_move_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	if (src == dst) {
 		if (pos_in == pos_out)
 			return 0;
-		if (pos_out > pos_in && pos_out < pos_in + len)
-			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	inode_lock(src);
@@ -3181,6 +3179,8 @@ static int f2fs_move_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	if (len == 0)
 		olen = len = src->i_size - pos_in;
+	if (src == dst && pos_out > pos_in && pos_out < pos_in + len)
+		goto out_unlock;
 	if (pos_in + len == src->i_size)
 		len = ALIGN(src->i_size, F2FS_BLKSIZE) - pos_in;
 	if (len == 0) {