diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index d04b779b780e..d4e99e96fddb 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -3312,10 +3312,10 @@ int ext4_fiemap(struct inode *inode, struct fiemap_extent_info *fieinfo,
 		 * Walk the extent tree gathering extent information.
 		 * ext4_ext_fiemap_cb will push extents back to user.
 		 */
-		down_write(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
+		down_read(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
 		error = ext4_ext_walk_space(inode, start_blk, len_blks,
 					  ext4_ext_fiemap_cb, fieinfo);
-		up_write(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
+		up_read(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
 	}
 
 	return error;