diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index 31b199f6efc..07959150d44 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -376,6 +376,9 @@ static int gfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	 */
 	vfs_check_frozen(inode->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
 
+	/* Update file times before taking page lock */
+	file_update_time(vma->vm_file);
+
 	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
 	ret = gfs2_glock_nq(&gh);
 	if (ret)