diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index b6a8b6c851cc..b8683c5acffe 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ static struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *do_split(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir,
 	 * split it in half by count; each resulting block will have at least
 	 * half the space free.
 	 */
-	if (i > 0)
+	if (i >= 0)
 		split = count - move;
 	else
 		split = count/2;