diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 6a3cbc7dcd28..62c579a0cf7d 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -2124,7 +2124,13 @@ static int inode_update_cmtime(struct inode *inode, unsigned int flags)
 			    inode_iversion_need_inc(inode))
 				return -EAGAIN;
 		} else {
-			if (inode_maybe_inc_iversion(inode, !!dirty))
+			/*
+			 * Don't force iversion increment for pure lazytime
+			 * updates (I_DIRTY_TIME only), let I_VERSION_QUERIED
+			 * dictate whether the increment is needed.
+			 */
+			if (inode_maybe_inc_iversion(inode,
+						     dirty != I_DIRTY_TIME))
 				dirty |= I_DIRTY_SYNC;
 		}
 	}