diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
index f614e28f42d5eb9e6b4fbdede0596fc84b4c7423..8cd3ad4a0dfb0f886b340d3c34b6a2059fcab55b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ xfs_symlink(
 		}
 		ASSERT(pathlen == 0);
 	}
+	i_size_write(VFS_I(ip), ip->i_d.di_size);
 
 	/*
 	 * Create the directory entry for the symlink.