diff --git a/fs/hpfs/file.c b/fs/hpfs/file.c
index a9ae9bf..c034088 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/file.c
@@ -97,10 +97,19 @@
 			loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
 			struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	*pagep = NULL;
-	return cont_write_begin(file, mapping, pos, len, flags, pagep, fsdata,
+	ret = cont_write_begin(file, mapping, pos, len, flags, pagep, fsdata,
 				hpfs_get_block,
 				&hpfs_i(mapping->host)->mmu_private);
+	if (unlikely(ret)) {
+		loff_t isize = mapping->host->i_size;
+		if (pos + len > isize)
+			vmtruncate(mapping->host, isize);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static sector_t _hpfs_bmap(struct address_space *mapping, sector_t block)