diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 9a7bb55bfb22..72a334978f69 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -2696,13 +2696,25 @@ static int mpage_prepare_extent_to_map(struct mpage_da_data *mpd)
 			 * page is already under writeback and we are not doing
 			 * a data integrity writeback, skip the page
 			 */
-			if (!folio_test_dirty(folio) ||
-			    (folio_test_writeback(folio) &&
-			     (mpd->wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE)) ||
+			if ((folio_test_writeback(folio) &&
+			    mpd->wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE) ||
 			    unlikely(folio->mapping != mapping)) {
 				folio_unlock(folio);
 				continue;
 			}
+			/*
+			 * If the folio is clean, skip writing it back.
+			 * Cycle the folio through the writeback state
+			 * though, to clear stale xarray tags.
+			 */
+			if (!folio_test_dirty(folio)) {
+				if (!folio_test_writeback(folio)) {
+					__folio_start_writeback(folio, false);
+					folio_end_writeback(folio);
+				}
+				folio_unlock(folio);
+				continue;
+			}
 
 			folio_wait_writeback(folio);
 			BUG_ON(folio_test_writeback(folio));