diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index ad9e7e3..c592921 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -4358,20 +4358,21 @@ long ext4_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 	struct ext4_map_blocks map;
 	unsigned int credits, blkbits = inode->i_blkbits;
 
-	/*
-	 * currently supporting (pre)allocate mode for extent-based
-	 * files _only_
-	 */
-	if (!(ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS)))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	/* Return error if mode is not supported */
 	if (mode & ~(FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE | FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	/* We fully support punch hole */
 	if (mode & FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE)
 		return ext4_punch_hole(file, offset, len);
 
+	/*
+	 * currently supporting (pre)allocate mode for extent-based
+	 * files _only_
+	 */
+	if (!(ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS)))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	trace_ext4_fallocate_enter(inode, offset, len, mode);
 	map.m_lblk = offset >> blkbits;
 	/*