diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 1e6cc6c21d60..c7791e1957f5 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -1595,11 +1595,10 @@ static struct buffer_head *__ext4_find_entry(struct inode *dir,
 		int has_inline_data = 1;
 		ret = ext4_find_inline_entry(dir, fname, res_dir,
 					     &has_inline_data);
-		if (has_inline_data) {
-			if (inlined)
-				*inlined = 1;
+		if (inlined)
+			*inlined = has_inline_data;
+		if (has_inline_data)
 			goto cleanup_and_exit;
-		}
 	}
 
 	if ((namelen <= 2) && (name[0] == '.') &&
@@ -3660,7 +3659,8 @@ static void ext4_resetent(handle_t *handle, struct ext4_renament *ent,
 	 * so the old->de may no longer valid and need to find it again
 	 * before reset old inode info.
 	 */
-	old.bh = ext4_find_entry(old.dir, &old.dentry->d_name, &old.de, NULL);
+	old.bh = ext4_find_entry(old.dir, &old.dentry->d_name, &old.de,
+				 &old.inlined);
 	if (IS_ERR(old.bh))
 		retval = PTR_ERR(old.bh);
 	if (!old.bh)
@@ -3827,7 +3827,8 @@ static int ext4_rename(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *old_dir,
 			return retval;
 	}
 
-	old.bh = ext4_find_entry(old.dir, &old.dentry->d_name, &old.de, NULL);
+	old.bh = ext4_find_entry(old.dir, &old.dentry->d_name, &old.de,
+				 &old.inlined);
 	if (IS_ERR(old.bh))
 		return PTR_ERR(old.bh);
 	/*