diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index e671fbdd4b86..60b7098f7a11 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -2109,14 +2109,20 @@ static long ocfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 	struct ocfs2_space_resv sr;
 	int change_size = 1;
 	int cmd = OCFS2_IOC_RESVSP64;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (mode & ~(FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE | FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	if (!ocfs2_writes_unwritten_extents(osb))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	if (mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE)
+	if (mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE) {
 		change_size = 0;
+	} else {
+		ret = inode_newsize_ok(inode, offset + len);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	if (mode & FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE)
 		cmd = OCFS2_IOC_UNRESVSP64;