diff --git a/fs/hfs/extent.c b/fs/hfs/extent.c
index 0c638c612152..5f1ff97a3b98 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/extent.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/extent.c
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ int hfs_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 	ablock = (u32)block / HFS_SB(sb)->fs_div;
 
 	if (block >= HFS_I(inode)->fs_blocks) {
-		if (block > HFS_I(inode)->fs_blocks || !create)
+		if (!create)
+			return 0;
+		if (block > HFS_I(inode)->fs_blocks)
 			return -EIO;
 		if (ablock >= HFS_I(inode)->alloc_blocks) {
 			res = hfs_extend_file(inode);