diff --git a/fs/hpfs/file.c b/fs/hpfs/file.c
index 89d2a5803ae3..5ecfffe25334 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/file.c
@@ -116,9 +116,12 @@ static int hpfs_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 				hpfs_get_block,
 				&hpfs_i(mapping->host)->mmu_private);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		loff_t isize = mapping->host->i_size;
+		loff_t isize;
+		hpfs_lock(mapping->host->i_sb);
+		isize = mapping->host->i_size;
 		if (pos + len > isize)
 			vmtruncate(mapping->host, isize);
+		hpfs_unlock(mapping->host->i_sb);
 	}
 
 	return ret;