1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index abf509a88915..344948082819 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -1459,8 +1459,10 @@ xfs_itruncate_start(
         mp = ip->i_mount;
         vp = XFS_ITOV(ip);
 
-        vn_iowait(ip);  /* wait for the completion of any pending DIOs */
-        
+        /* wait for the completion of any pending DIOs */
+        if (new_size < ip->i_size)
+                vn_iowait(ip);
+
         /*
          * Call toss_pages or flushinval_pages to get rid of pages
          * overlapping the region being removed.  We have to use