diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index b8afeca12487..1b5cd46c8225 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ static bool fuse_dio_wr_exclusive_lock(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from
 
 	/* shared locks are not allowed with parallel page cache IO */
 	if (test_bit(FUSE_I_CACHE_IO_MODE, &fi->state))
-		return false;
+		return true;
 
 	/* Parallel dio beyond EOF is not supported, at least for now. */
 	if (fuse_io_past_eof(iocb, from))