diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index ff4d1cc7..912d4016 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -1006,6 +1006,7 @@
 			__u32 npid = open_file->pid;
 			rc = CIFSSMBSetFileSize(xid, pTcon, attrs->ia_size,
 						nfid, npid, FALSE);
+			atomic_dec(&open_file->wrtPending);
 			cFYI(1,("SetFSize for attrs rc = %d", rc));
 			if(rc == -EINVAL) {
 				int bytes_written;