diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index 4bcb87610897..11355d6bf89d 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -1012,6 +1012,8 @@ static int cifs_do_truncate(const unsigned int xid, struct dentry *dentry)
 	}
 	mapping_set_error(inode->i_mapping, rc);
 
+	netfs_wait_for_outstanding_io(inode);
+
 	cfile = find_writable_file(cinode, FIND_FSUID_ONLY);
 	rc = cifs_file_flush(xid, inode, cfile);
 	if (!rc) {