diff --git a/mm/shmem_quota.c b/mm/shmem_quota.c
index a3fa4bd93e75..43d3b4fd6cb1 100644
--- a/mm/shmem_quota.c
+++ b/mm/shmem_quota.c
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ static bool shmem_is_empty_dquot(struct dquot *dquot)
 	if (test_bit(DQ_FAKE_B, &dquot->dq_flags) ||
 		(dquot->dq_dqb.dqb_curspace == 0 &&
 		 dquot->dq_dqb.dqb_curinodes == 0 &&
+		 dquot->dq_dqb.dqb_bsoftlimit == 0 &&
+		 dquot->dq_dqb.dqb_isoftlimit == 0 &&
 		 dquot->dq_dqb.dqb_bhardlimit == bhardlimit &&
 		 dquot->dq_dqb.dqb_ihardlimit == ihardlimit))
 		return true;