diff --git a/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c b/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
index c8a05d5eb9cb..b642df5e5255 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
@@ -2697,7 +2697,7 @@ static int __btrfs_add_free_space_zoned(struct btrfs_block_group *block_group,
 	u64 offset = bytenr - block_group->start;
 	u64 to_free, to_unusable;
 	int bg_reclaim_threshold = 0;
-	bool initial = (size == block_group->length);
+	bool initial = ((size == block_group->length) && (block_group->alloc_offset == 0));
 	u64 reclaimable_unusable;
 
 	WARN_ON(!initial && offset + size > block_group->zone_capacity);