diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
index 3229b75..8886aef 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
@@ -522,8 +522,9 @@ xfs_can_free_eofblocks(
 	 * Do not free real extents in preallocated files unless the file has
 	 * delalloc blocks and we are forced to remove them.
 	 */
-	if ((ip->i_diflags & XFS_DIFLAG_PREALLOC) && !ip->i_delayed_blks)
-		return false;
+	if (xfs_get_extsz_hint(ip) || (ip->i_diflags & XFS_DIFLAG_APPEND))
+		if (ip->i_delayed_blks == 0)
+			return false;
 
 	/*
 	 * Do not try to free post-EOF blocks if EOF is beyond the end of the