diff --git a/fs/minix/inode.c b/fs/minix/inode.c
index 4fc5f8a..99541cc 100644
--- a/fs/minix/inode.c
+++ b/fs/minix/inode.c
@@ -395,6 +395,16 @@
 	return __block_write_begin(page, pos, len, minix_get_block);
 }
 
+static void minix_write_failed(struct address_space *mapping, loff_t to)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
+
+	if (to > inode->i_size) {
+		truncate_pagecache(inode, to, inode->i_size);
+		minix_truncate(inode);
+	}
+}
+
 static int minix_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 			loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
 			struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
@@ -403,11 +413,8 @@
 
 	ret = block_write_begin(mapping, pos, len, flags, pagep,
 				minix_get_block);
-	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		loff_t isize = mapping->host->i_size;
-		if (pos + len > isize)
-			vmtruncate(mapping->host, isize);
-	}
+	if (unlikely(ret))
+		minix_write_failed(mapping, pos + len);
 
 	return ret;
 }