diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index 639aabf30eaf0..cdc1b5f6618ab 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -441,6 +441,12 @@ static int udf_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 		iinfo->i_next_alloc_goal++;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Block beyond EOF and prealloc extents? Just discard preallocation
+	 * as it is not useful and complicates things.
+	 */
+	if (((loff_t)block) << inode->i_blkbits > iinfo->i_lenExtents)
+		udf_discard_prealloc(inode);
 	udf_clear_extent_cache(inode);
 	phys = inode_getblk(inode, block, &err, &new);
 	if (!phys)
@@ -490,8 +496,6 @@ static int udf_do_extend_file(struct inode *inode,
 	uint32_t add;
 	int count = 0, fake = !(last_ext->extLength & UDF_EXTENT_LENGTH_MASK);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
-	struct kernel_lb_addr prealloc_loc = {};
-	uint32_t prealloc_len = 0;
 	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo;
 	int err;
 
@@ -512,19 +516,6 @@ static int udf_do_extend_file(struct inode *inode,
 			~(sb->s_blocksize - 1);
 	}
 
-	/* Last extent are just preallocated blocks? */
-	if ((last_ext->extLength & UDF_EXTENT_FLAG_MASK) ==
-						EXT_NOT_RECORDED_ALLOCATED) {
-		/* Save the extent so that we can reattach it to the end */
-		prealloc_loc = last_ext->extLocation;
-		prealloc_len = last_ext->extLength;
-		/* Mark the extent as a hole */
-		last_ext->extLength = EXT_NOT_RECORDED_NOT_ALLOCATED |
-			(last_ext->extLength & UDF_EXTENT_LENGTH_MASK);
-		last_ext->extLocation.logicalBlockNum = 0;
-		last_ext->extLocation.partitionReferenceNum = 0;
-	}
-
 	/* Can we merge with the previous extent? */
 	if ((last_ext->extLength & UDF_EXTENT_FLAG_MASK) ==
 					EXT_NOT_RECORDED_NOT_ALLOCATED) {
@@ -552,7 +543,7 @@ static int udf_do_extend_file(struct inode *inode,
 		 * more extents, we may need to enter possible following
 		 * empty indirect extent.
 		 */
-		if (new_block_bytes || prealloc_len)
+		if (new_block_bytes)
 			udf_next_aext(inode, last_pos, &tmploc, &tmplen, 0);
 	}
 
@@ -586,17 +577,6 @@ static int udf_do_extend_file(struct inode *inode,
 	}
 
 out:
-	/* Do we have some preallocated blocks saved? */
-	if (prealloc_len) {
-		err = udf_add_aext(inode, last_pos, &prealloc_loc,
-				   prealloc_len, 1);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-		last_ext->extLocation = prealloc_loc;
-		last_ext->extLength = prealloc_len;
-		count++;
-	}
-
 	/* last_pos should point to the last written extent... */
 	if (iinfo->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_SHORT)
 		last_pos->offset -= sizeof(struct short_ad);
@@ -649,8 +629,17 @@ static int udf_extend_file(struct inode *inode, loff_t newsize)
 	else
 		BUG();
 
+	/*
+	 * When creating hole in file, just don't bother with preserving
+	 * preallocation. It likely won't be very useful anyway.
+	 */
+	udf_discard_prealloc(inode);
+
 	etype = inode_bmap(inode, first_block, &epos, &eloc, &elen, &offset);
 	within_final_block = (etype != -1);
+	/* We don't expect extents past EOF... */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(etype != -1 &&
+		     elen > ((loff_t)offset + 1) << inode->i_blkbits);
 
 	if ((!epos.bh && epos.offset == udf_file_entry_alloc_offset(inode)) ||
 	    (epos.bh && epos.offset == sizeof(struct allocExtDesc))) {
@@ -779,10 +768,11 @@ static sector_t inode_getblk(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	/* Are we beyond EOF? */
+	/* Are we beyond EOF and preallocated extent? */
 	if (etype == -1) {
 		int ret;
 		loff_t hole_len;
+
 		isBeyondEOF = true;
 		if (count) {
 			if (c)