diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index 03de2466db23..d23d10024cf0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -2017,10 +2017,11 @@ int btrfs_sync_file(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 	 */
 	smp_mb();
 	if (btrfs_inode_in_log(inode, root->fs_info->generation) ||
-	    (BTRFS_I(inode)->last_trans <=
-	     root->fs_info->last_trans_committed &&
-	     (full_sync ||
-	      !btrfs_have_ordered_extents_in_range(inode, start, len)))) {
+	    (full_sync && BTRFS_I(inode)->last_trans <=
+	     root->fs_info->last_trans_committed) ||
+	    (!btrfs_have_ordered_extents_in_range(inode, start, len) &&
+	     BTRFS_I(inode)->last_trans
+	     <= root->fs_info->last_trans_committed)) {
 		/*
 		 * We'v had everything committed since the last time we were
 		 * modified so clear this flag in case it was set for whatever