diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
index abd5429ae28..1c70fa5168d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ static int gfs2_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	ip = ghs[1].gh_gl->gl_object;
 
 	ip->i_disksize = size;
+	i_size_write(inode, size);
 
 	error = gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(ip, &dibh);