diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 2fce3c40ad27..1055a2ece738 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -2116,6 +2116,9 @@ static int ocfs2_prepare_inode_for_write(struct file *file,
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	loff_t saved_pos = 0, end;
+	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
+	int full_coherency = !(osb->s_mount_opt &
+		OCFS2_MOUNT_COHERENCY_BUFFERED);
 
 	/*
 	 * We start with a read level meta lock and only jump to an ex
@@ -2204,7 +2207,7 @@ static int ocfs2_prepare_inode_for_write(struct file *file,
 		 * one node could wind up truncating another
 		 * nodes writes.
 		 */
-		if (end > i_size_read(inode)) {
+		if (end > i_size_read(inode) && !full_coherency) {
 			*direct_io = 0;
 			break;
 		}