diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 577a36f0a510..141c9f4a40de 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -505,7 +505,9 @@ nfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		attr->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_MODE;
 
 	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
-		if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || attr->ia_size == i_size_read(inode))
+		BUG_ON(!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode));
+
+		if (attr->ia_size == i_size_read(inode))
 			attr->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_SIZE;
 	}