diff --git a/fs/ceph/inode.c b/fs/ceph/inode.c
index 332433b490f5..9f135624ae47 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/inode.c
@@ -1989,7 +1989,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations ceph_symlink_iops = {
 int __ceph_setattr(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
 {
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
-	const unsigned int ia_valid = attr->ia_valid;
+	unsigned int ia_valid = attr->ia_valid;
 	struct ceph_mds_request *req;
 	struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc = ceph_sb_to_client(inode->i_sb)->mdsc;
 	struct ceph_cap_flush *prealloc_cf;
@@ -2094,6 +2094,26 @@ int __ceph_setattr(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
 				   CEPH_CAP_FILE_RD | CEPH_CAP_FILE_WR;
 		}
 	}
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
+		dout("setattr %p size %lld -> %lld\n", inode,
+		     inode->i_size, attr->ia_size);
+		if ((issued & CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL) &&
+		    attr->ia_size > inode->i_size) {
+			i_size_write(inode, attr->ia_size);
+			inode->i_blocks = calc_inode_blocks(attr->ia_size);
+			ci->i_reported_size = attr->ia_size;
+			dirtied |= CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
+			ia_valid |= ATTR_MTIME;
+		} else if ((issued & CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED) == 0 ||
+			   attr->ia_size != inode->i_size) {
+			req->r_args.setattr.size = cpu_to_le64(attr->ia_size);
+			req->r_args.setattr.old_size =
+				cpu_to_le64(inode->i_size);
+			mask |= CEPH_SETATTR_SIZE;
+			release |= CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED | CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL |
+				   CEPH_CAP_FILE_RD | CEPH_CAP_FILE_WR;
+		}
+	}
 	if (ia_valid & ATTR_MTIME) {
 		dout("setattr %p mtime %lld.%ld -> %lld.%ld\n", inode,
 		     inode->i_mtime.tv_sec, inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec,
@@ -2116,25 +2136,6 @@ int __ceph_setattr(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
 				   CEPH_CAP_FILE_RD | CEPH_CAP_FILE_WR;
 		}
 	}
-	if (ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
-		dout("setattr %p size %lld -> %lld\n", inode,
-		     inode->i_size, attr->ia_size);
-		if ((issued & CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL) &&
-		    attr->ia_size > inode->i_size) {
-			i_size_write(inode, attr->ia_size);
-			inode->i_blocks = calc_inode_blocks(attr->ia_size);
-			ci->i_reported_size = attr->ia_size;
-			dirtied |= CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
-		} else if ((issued & CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED) == 0 ||
-			   attr->ia_size != inode->i_size) {
-			req->r_args.setattr.size = cpu_to_le64(attr->ia_size);
-			req->r_args.setattr.old_size =
-				cpu_to_le64(inode->i_size);
-			mask |= CEPH_SETATTR_SIZE;
-			release |= CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED | CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL |
-				   CEPH_CAP_FILE_RD | CEPH_CAP_FILE_WR;
-		}
-	}
 
 	/* these do nothing */
 	if (ia_valid & ATTR_CTIME) {