diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 582d66ca6da5d435e147bd23af8bbcad1811bcbb..136af8a08f45b87d7ad4f87511d5f13095ba4715 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -513,6 +513,17 @@ static ssize_t cifs_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const char __user *buf,
 	return written;
 }
 
+static loff_t cifs_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
+{
+	/* origin == SEEK_END => we must revalidate the cached file length */
+	if (origin == 2) {
+		int retval = cifs_revalidate(file->f_dentry);
+		if (retval < 0)
+			return (loff_t)retval;
+	}
+	return remote_llseek(file, offset, origin);
+}
+
 static struct file_system_type cifs_fs_type = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.name = "cifs",
@@ -586,6 +597,7 @@ struct file_operations cifs_file_ops = {
 	.flush = cifs_flush,
 	.mmap  = cifs_file_mmap,
 	.sendfile = generic_file_sendfile,
+	.llseek = cifs_llseek,
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
 	.ioctl	= cifs_ioctl,
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX */
@@ -609,7 +621,7 @@ struct file_operations cifs_file_direct_ops = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
 	.ioctl  = cifs_ioctl,
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX */
-
+	.llseek = cifs_llseek,
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL
 	.dir_notify = cifs_dir_notify,
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL */
@@ -627,6 +639,7 @@ struct file_operations cifs_file_nobrl_ops = {
 	.flush = cifs_flush,
 	.mmap  = cifs_file_mmap,
 	.sendfile = generic_file_sendfile,
+	.llseek = cifs_llseek,
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
 	.ioctl	= cifs_ioctl,
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX */
@@ -649,7 +662,7 @@ struct file_operations cifs_file_direct_nobrl_ops = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX
 	.ioctl  = cifs_ioctl,
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX */
-
+	.llseek = cifs_llseek,
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL
 	.dir_notify = cifs_dir_notify,
 #endif /* CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index c249b628fd1c3cd04b5e3b1d88735c534e3ac14d..670ec1e84da081b668a0f1a712ed30c9192da21d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -1835,10 +1835,20 @@ int is_size_safe_to_change(struct cifsInodeInfo *cifsInode)
 		open_file =  find_writable_file(cifsInode);
  
 	if(open_file) {
+		struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
+
 		/* there is not actually a write pending so let
 		this handle go free and allow it to
 		be closable if needed */
 		atomic_dec(&open_file->wrtPending);
+
+		cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(cifsInode->vfs_inode.i_sb);
+		if ( cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_DIRECT_IO ) {
+			/* since no page cache to corrupt on directio 
+			we can change size safely */
+			return 1;
+		}
+
 		return 0;
 	} else
 		return 1;