diff --git a/fs/bfs/file.c b/fs/bfs/file.c
index f20e8a71062..ad3ea1497cc 100644
--- a/fs/bfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/bfs/file.c
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ static int bfs_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page)
 	return block_read_full_page(page, bfs_get_block);
 }
 
+static void bfs_write_failed(struct address_space *mapping, loff_t to)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
+
+	if (to > inode->i_size)
+		truncate_pagecache(inode, to, inode->i_size);
+}
+
 static int bfs_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 			loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
 			struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
@@ -169,11 +177,8 @@ static int bfs_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 
 	ret = block_write_begin(mapping, pos, len, flags, pagep,
 				bfs_get_block);
-	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		loff_t isize = mapping->host->i_size;
-		if (pos + len > isize)
-			vmtruncate(mapping->host, isize);
-	}
+	if (unlikely(ret))
+		bfs_write_failed(mapping, pos + len);
 
 	return ret;
 }