diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 1e89c7ff9493..a3940548136f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -419,21 +419,22 @@ nfsd_sanitize_attrs(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *iap)
 }
 
 static __be32
-nfsd_get_write_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
-		struct iattr *iap)
+nfsd_may_truncate(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
+		  struct iattr *iap)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(fhp->fh_dentry);
 
-	if (iap->ia_size < inode->i_size) {
-		__be32 err;
+	if (iap->ia_size >= i_size_read(inode))
+		return nfs_ok;
 
-		err = nfsd_permission(&rqstp->rq_cred,
-				      fhp->fh_export, fhp->fh_dentry,
-				      NFSD_MAY_TRUNC | NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-	return nfserrno(get_write_access(inode));
+	return nfsd_permission(&rqstp->rq_cred, fhp->fh_export, fhp->fh_dentry,
+			       NFSD_MAY_TRUNC | NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
+}
+
+static __be32
+nfsd_get_write_access(struct svc_fh *fhp)
+{
+	return nfserrno(get_write_access(d_inode(fhp->fh_dentry)));
 }
 
 static int __nfsd_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iap)
@@ -560,12 +561,17 @@ nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	 * setattr call.
 	 */
 	if (size_change) {
-		err = nfsd_get_write_access(rqstp, fhp, iap);
+		err = nfsd_get_write_access(fhp);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
 
 	inode_lock(inode);
+	if (size_change) {
+		err = nfsd_may_truncate(rqstp, fhp, iap);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_unlock;
+	}
 	err = fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_unlock;