diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index cc0474ddd2d42576dc793583924f29443621b2bc..2b1294b8ad7945b324fc15fa3d561f17f313ca06 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ xfs_itruncate_start(
 	mp = ip->i_mount;
 
 	/* wait for the completion of any pending DIOs */
-	if (new_size < ip->i_size)
+	if (new_size == 0 || new_size < ip->i_size)
 		vn_iowait(ip);
 
 	/*