diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index e0e9358baf3524..fc2e3141138b28 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ static int dax_radix_entry(struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t index,
 	void *entry;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(pmd_entry && !dirty);
-	__mark_inode_dirty(mapping->host, I_DIRTY_PAGES);
+	if (dirty)
+		__mark_inode_dirty(mapping->host, I_DIRTY_PAGES);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&mapping->tree_lock);