diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 2c28271ab9d4..17d8b1596215 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -675,9 +675,11 @@ static inline loff_t i_size_read(const struct inode *inode)
 static inline void i_size_write(struct inode *inode, loff_t i_size)
 {
 #if BITS_PER_LONG==32 && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
+	preempt_disable();
 	write_seqcount_begin(&inode->i_size_seqcount);
 	inode->i_size = i_size;
 	write_seqcount_end(&inode->i_size_seqcount);
+	preempt_enable();
 #elif BITS_PER_LONG==32 && defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT)
 	preempt_disable();
 	inode->i_size = i_size;