loff_t isize = i_size_read(inode);
 
                dout("setattr %p size %lld -> %lld\n", inode, isize, attr->ia_size);
-               if ((issued & CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL) && attr->ia_size > isize) {
-                       i_size_write(inode, attr->ia_size);
-                       inode->i_blocks = calc_inode_blocks(attr->ia_size);
-                       ci->i_reported_size = attr->ia_size;
-                       dirtied |= CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
-                       ia_valid |= ATTR_MTIME;
+               if ((issued & CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL) && attr->ia_size >= isize) {
+                       if (attr->ia_size > isize) {
+                               i_size_write(inode, attr->ia_size);
+                               inode->i_blocks = calc_inode_blocks(attr->ia_size);
+                               ci->i_reported_size = attr->ia_size;
+                               dirtied |= CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
+                               ia_valid |= ATTR_MTIME;
+                       }
                } else if ((issued & CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED) == 0 ||
                           attr->ia_size != isize) {
                        req->r_args.setattr.size = cpu_to_le64(attr->ia_size);