diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index d3f99e9e8a3..0e2ea572856 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -1492,6 +1492,16 @@ static int do_journal_get_write_access(handle_t *handle,
 	return ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, bh);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Truncate blocks that were not used by write. We have to truncate the
+ * pagecache as well so that corresponding buffers get properly unmapped.
+ */
+static void ext4_truncate_failed_write(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	truncate_inode_pages(inode->i_mapping, inode->i_size);
+	ext4_truncate(inode);
+}
+
 static int ext4_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 			    loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
 			    struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
@@ -1557,7 +1567,7 @@ retry:
 
 		ext4_journal_stop(handle);
 		if (pos + len > inode->i_size) {
-			ext4_truncate(inode);
+			ext4_truncate_failed_write(inode);
 			/*
 			 * If truncate failed early the inode might
 			 * still be on the orphan list; we need to
@@ -1667,7 +1677,7 @@ static int ext4_ordered_write_end(struct file *file,
 		ret = ret2;
 
 	if (pos + len > inode->i_size) {
-		ext4_truncate(inode);
+		ext4_truncate_failed_write(inode);
 		/*
 		 * If truncate failed early the inode might still be
 		 * on the orphan list; we need to make sure the inode
@@ -1709,7 +1719,7 @@ static int ext4_writeback_write_end(struct file *file,
 		ret = ret2;
 
 	if (pos + len > inode->i_size) {
-		ext4_truncate(inode);
+		ext4_truncate_failed_write(inode);
 		/*
 		 * If truncate failed early the inode might still be
 		 * on the orphan list; we need to make sure the inode
@@ -1772,7 +1782,7 @@ static int ext4_journalled_write_end(struct file *file,
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = ret2;
 	if (pos + len > inode->i_size) {
-		ext4_truncate(inode);
+		ext4_truncate_failed_write(inode);
 		/*
 		 * If truncate failed early the inode might still be
 		 * on the orphan list; we need to make sure the inode
@@ -3048,7 +3058,7 @@ retry:
 		 * i_size_read because we hold i_mutex.
 		 */
 		if (pos + len > inode->i_size)
-			ext4_truncate(inode);
+			ext4_truncate_failed_write(inode);
 	}
 
 	if (ret == -ENOSPC && ext4_should_retry_alloc(inode->i_sb, &retries))