btrfs_file_extent_type(fi) !=
                           BTRFS_FILE_EXTENT_INLINE) {
                        u64 num_dec;
+                       extent_start = btrfs_file_extent_disk_blocknr(fi);
                        if (!del_item) {
                                u64 orig_num_blocks =
                                        btrfs_file_extent_num_blocks(fi);
                                extent_num_blocks >>= inode->i_blkbits;
                                btrfs_set_file_extent_num_blocks(fi,
                                                         extent_num_blocks);
-                               inode->i_blocks -= (orig_num_blocks -
-                                       extent_num_blocks) << 3;
+                               num_dec = (orig_num_blocks -
+                                          extent_num_blocks) << 3;
+                               if (extent_start != 0) {
+                                       inode->i_blocks -= num_dec;
+                               }
                                btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(path->nodes[0]);
                        } else {
-                               extent_start =
-                                       btrfs_file_extent_disk_blocknr(fi);
                                extent_num_blocks =
                                        btrfs_file_extent_disk_num_blocks(fi);
                                /* FIXME blocksize != 4096 */