diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index daa63b7dd015..ec6aae5af1f8 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -934,16 +934,15 @@ static int ecryptfs_setattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	rc = setattr_prepare(&nop_mnt_idmap, dentry, ia);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
-	if (ia->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
-		rc = ecryptfs_inode_newsize_ok(inode, ia->ia_size);
-		if (rc)
-			goto out;
-	}
 
 	memcpy(&lower_ia, ia, sizeof(lower_ia));
 	if (ia->ia_valid & ATTR_FILE)
 		lower_ia.ia_file = ecryptfs_file_to_lower(ia->ia_file);
 	if (ia->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
+		rc = ecryptfs_inode_newsize_ok(inode, ia->ia_size);
+		if (rc)
+			goto out;
+
 		rc = truncate_upper(dentry, ia, &lower_ia);
 		if (rc < 0)
 			goto out;