diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index fe76d0957a1f0..59d3ea7094a0b 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ ext4_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	}
 
 	ret = __generic_file_write_iter(iocb, from);
+	/*
+	 * Unaligned direct AIO must be the only IO in flight. Otherwise
+	 * overlapping aligned IO after unaligned might result in data
+	 * corruption.
+	 */
+	if (ret == -EIOCBQUEUED && unaligned_aio)
+		ext4_unwritten_wait(inode);
 	inode_unlock(inode);
 
 	if (ret > 0)