diff --git a/fs/ext4/move_extent.c b/fs/ext4/move_extent.c
index a409ff70d67b..2f5be02fc6f6 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/move_extent.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/move_extent.c
@@ -516,9 +516,13 @@ mext_check_arguments(struct inode *orig_inode,
 			orig_inode->i_ino, donor_inode->i_ino);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (orig_eof < orig_start + *len - 1)
+	if (orig_eof <= orig_start)
+		*len = 0;
+	else if (orig_eof < orig_start + *len - 1)
 		*len = orig_eof - orig_start;
-	if (donor_eof < donor_start + *len - 1)
+	if (donor_eof <= donor_start)
+		*len = 0;
+	else if (donor_eof < donor_start + *len - 1)
 		*len = donor_eof - donor_start;
 	if (!*len) {
 		ext4_debug("ext4 move extent: len should not be 0 "