diff --git a/fs/btrfs/direct-io.c b/fs/btrfs/direct-io.c
index 412309825d6f..460326d34143 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/direct-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/direct-io.c
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ ssize_t btrfs_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	if (ret > 0)
 		written = ret;
 
-	if (iov_iter_count(from) > 0 && (ret == -EFAULT || ret > 0)) {
+	if (iov_iter_count(from) > 0 && (ret == -EFAULT || ret >= 0)) {
 		const size_t left = iov_iter_count(from);
 		/*
 		 * We have more data left to write. Try to fault in as many as