diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index c2852d7cc14d..d9ba486ccb62 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -1935,7 +1935,6 @@ static int __ocfs2_change_file_space(struct file *file, struct inode *inode,
 		goto out_inode_unlock;
 	}
 
-	orig_isize = i_size_read(inode);
 	switch (sr->l_whence) {
 	case 0: /*SEEK_SET*/
 		break;
@@ -1943,7 +1942,7 @@ static int __ocfs2_change_file_space(struct file *file, struct inode *inode,
 		sr->l_start += f_pos;
 		break;
 	case 2: /*SEEK_END*/
-		sr->l_start += orig_isize;
+		sr->l_start += i_size_read(inode);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -1998,6 +1997,7 @@ static int __ocfs2_change_file_space(struct file *file, struct inode *inode,
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	orig_isize = i_size_read(inode);
 	/* zeroout eof blocks in the cluster. */
 	if (!ret && change_size && orig_isize < size) {
 		ret = ocfs2_zeroout_partial_cluster(inode, orig_isize,