diff --git a/fs/ext2/file.c b/fs/ext2/file.c
index 11a42c5a09ae..2c88d683cd91 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/file.c
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ static int ext2_dax_pfn_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(vma->vm_file);
 	struct ext2_inode_info *ei = EXT2_I(inode);
-	int ret = VM_FAULT_NOPAGE;
 	loff_t size;
+	int ret;
 
 	sb_start_pagefault(inode->i_sb);
 	file_update_time(vma->vm_file);
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ static int ext2_dax_pfn_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	size = (i_size_read(inode) + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	if (vmf->pgoff >= size)
 		ret = VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
+	else
+		ret = dax_pfn_mkwrite(vma, vmf);
 
 	up_read(&ei->dax_sem);
 	sb_end_pagefault(inode->i_sb);