diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
index 4a7d1a1b67a3..f9d72d8e3c35 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
@@ -636,13 +636,11 @@ xfs_bmap_punch_delalloc_range(
 
 /*
  * Test whether it is appropriate to check an inode for and free post EOF
- * blocks. The 'force' parameter determines whether we should also consider
- * regular files that are marked preallocated or append-only.
+ * blocks.
  */
 bool
 xfs_can_free_eofblocks(
-	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
-	bool			force)
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip)
 {
 	struct xfs_bmbt_irec	imap;
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
@@ -676,11 +674,11 @@ xfs_can_free_eofblocks(
 		return false;
 
 	/*
-	 * Do not free real preallocated or append-only files unless the file
-	 * has delalloc blocks and we are forced to remove them.
+	 * Only free real extents for inodes with persistent preallocations or
+	 * the append-only flag.
 	 */
 	if (ip->i_diflags & (XFS_DIFLAG_PREALLOC | XFS_DIFLAG_APPEND))
-		if (!force || ip->i_delayed_blks == 0)
+		if (ip->i_delayed_blks == 0)
 			return false;
 
 	/*
@@ -734,6 +732,22 @@ xfs_free_eofblocks(
 	/* Wait on dio to ensure i_size has settled. */
 	inode_dio_wait(VFS_I(ip));
 
+	/*
+	 * For preallocated files only free delayed allocations.
+	 *
+	 * Note that this means we also leave speculative preallocations in
+	 * place for preallocated files.
+	 */
+	if (ip->i_diflags & (XFS_DIFLAG_PREALLOC | XFS_DIFLAG_APPEND)) {
+		if (ip->i_delayed_blks) {
+			xfs_bmap_punch_delalloc_range(ip,
+				round_up(XFS_ISIZE(ip), mp->m_sb.sb_blocksize),
+				LLONG_MAX);
+		}
+		xfs_inode_clear_eofblocks_tag(ip);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	error = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, &M_RES(mp)->tr_itruncate, 0, 0, 0, &tp);
 	if (error) {
 		ASSERT(xfs_is_shutdown(mp));
@@ -1048,7 +1062,7 @@ xfs_prepare_shift(
 	 * Trim eofblocks to avoid shifting uninitialized post-eof preallocation
 	 * into the accessible region of the file.
 	 */
-	if (xfs_can_free_eofblocks(ip, true)) {
+	if (xfs_can_free_eofblocks(ip)) {
 		error = xfs_free_eofblocks(ip);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.h
index 6888078f5c31..1383019ccdb7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int	xfs_insert_file_space(struct xfs_inode *, xfs_off_t offset,
 				xfs_off_t len);
 
 /* EOF block manipulation functions */
-bool	xfs_can_free_eofblocks(struct xfs_inode *ip, bool force);
+bool	xfs_can_free_eofblocks(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 int	xfs_free_eofblocks(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 
 int	xfs_swap_extents(struct xfs_inode *ip, struct xfs_inode *tip,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index db88f41c94c6..57a9f2317525 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ xfs_inode_free_eofblocks(
 	}
 	*lockflags |= XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL;
 
-	if (xfs_can_free_eofblocks(ip, false))
+	if (xfs_can_free_eofblocks(ip))
 		return xfs_free_eofblocks(ip);
 
 	/* inode could be preallocated or append-only */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 8bfde8fce6e2..7aa73855fab6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ xfs_release(
 	if (!xfs_ilock_nowait(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (xfs_can_free_eofblocks(ip, false)) {
+	if (xfs_can_free_eofblocks(ip)) {
 		/*
 		 * Check if the inode is being opened, written and closed
 		 * frequently and we have delayed allocation blocks outstanding
@@ -1685,15 +1685,13 @@ xfs_inode_needs_inactive(
 
 	/*
 	 * This file isn't being freed, so check if there are post-eof blocks
-	 * to free.  @force is true because we are evicting an inode from the
-	 * cache.  Post-eof blocks must be freed, lest we end up with broken
-	 * free space accounting.
+	 * to free.
 	 *
 	 * Note: don't bother with iolock here since lockdep complains about
 	 * acquiring it in reclaim context. We have the only reference to the
 	 * inode at this point anyways.
 	 */
-	return xfs_can_free_eofblocks(ip, true);
+	return xfs_can_free_eofblocks(ip);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1741,15 +1739,11 @@ xfs_inactive(
 
 	if (VFS_I(ip)->i_nlink != 0) {
 		/*
-		 * force is true because we are evicting an inode from the
-		 * cache. Post-eof blocks must be freed, lest we end up with
-		 * broken free space accounting.
-		 *
 		 * Note: don't bother with iolock here since lockdep complains
 		 * about acquiring it in reclaim context. We have the only
 		 * reference to the inode at this point anyways.
 		 */
-		if (xfs_can_free_eofblocks(ip, true))
+		if (xfs_can_free_eofblocks(ip))
 			error = xfs_free_eofblocks(ip);
 
 		goto out;
