diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index c822f88d4c1d..51103ba339d0 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -81,14 +81,18 @@ long vfs_truncate(const struct path *path, loff_t length)
 	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	error = mnt_want_write(path->mnt);
-	if (error)
-		goto out;
-
 	idmap = mnt_idmap(path->mnt);
 	error = inode_permission(idmap, inode, MAY_WRITE);
 	if (error)
-		goto mnt_drop_write_and_out;
+		return error;
+
+	error = fsnotify_truncate_perm(path, length);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	error = mnt_want_write(path->mnt);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 
 	error = -EPERM;
 	if (IS_APPEND(inode))
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ long vfs_truncate(const struct path *path, loff_t length)
 	put_write_access(inode);
 mnt_drop_write_and_out:
 	mnt_drop_write(path->mnt);
-out:
+
 	return error;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfs_truncate);
@@ -175,11 +179,18 @@ long do_ftruncate(struct file *file, loff_t length, int small)
 	/* Check IS_APPEND on real upper inode */
 	if (IS_APPEND(file_inode(file)))
 		return -EPERM;
-	sb_start_write(inode->i_sb);
+
 	error = security_file_truncate(file);
-	if (!error)
-		error = do_truncate(file_mnt_idmap(file), dentry, length,
-				    ATTR_MTIME | ATTR_CTIME, file);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	error = fsnotify_truncate_perm(&file->f_path, length);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	sb_start_write(inode->i_sb);
+	error = do_truncate(file_mnt_idmap(file), dentry, length,
+			    ATTR_MTIME | ATTR_CTIME, file);
 	sb_end_write(inode->i_sb);
 
 	return error;
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index 1e87a54b88b6..fbcdddb9601a 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -132,17 +132,14 @@ static inline int fsnotify_file(struct file *file, __u32 mask)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS
-static inline int fsnotify_pre_content(const struct file *file,
+static inline int fsnotify_pre_content(const struct path *path,
 				       const loff_t *ppos, size_t count)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(path->dentry);
 	struct file_range range;
 	const void *data;
 	int data_type;
 
-	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_NONOTIFY)
-		return 0;
-
 	/*
 	 * Pre-content events are only reported for regular files and dirs
 	 * if there are any pre-content event watchers on this sb.
@@ -155,18 +152,17 @@ static inline int fsnotify_pre_content(const struct file *file,
 
 	/* Report page aligned range only when pos is known */
 	if (ppos) {
-		range.path = &file->f_path;
+		range.path = path;
 		range.pos = PAGE_ALIGN_DOWN(*ppos);
 		range.count = PAGE_ALIGN(*ppos + count) - range.pos;
 		data = &range;
 		data_type = FSNOTIFY_EVENT_FILE_RANGE;
 	} else {
-		data = &file->f_path;
+		data = path;
 		data_type = FSNOTIFY_EVENT_PATH;
 	}
 
-	return fsnotify_parent(file->f_path.dentry, FS_PRE_ACCESS,
-			       data, data_type);
+	return fsnotify_parent(path->dentry, FS_PRE_ACCESS, data, data_type);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -184,11 +180,14 @@ static inline int fsnotify_file_area_perm(struct file *file, int perm_mask,
 	 */
 	lockdep_assert_once(file_write_not_started(file));
 
+	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_NONOTIFY)
+		return 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * read()/write and other types of access generate pre-content events.
 	 */
 	if (perm_mask & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_ACCESS | MAY_OPEN)) {
-		int ret = fsnotify_pre_content(file, ppos, count);
+		int ret = fsnotify_pre_content(&file->f_path, ppos, count);
 
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
@@ -204,6 +203,14 @@ static inline int fsnotify_file_area_perm(struct file *file, int perm_mask,
 	return fsnotify_file(file, FS_ACCESS_PERM);
 }
 
+/*
+ * fsnotify_truncate_perm - permission hook before file truncate
+ */
+static inline int fsnotify_truncate_perm(const struct path *path, loff_t length)
+{
+	return fsnotify_pre_content(path, &length, 0);
+}
+
 /*
  * fsnotify_file_perm - permission hook before file access (unknown range)
  */
@@ -235,6 +242,11 @@ static inline int fsnotify_file_area_perm(struct file *file, int perm_mask,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int fsnotify_truncate_perm(const struct path *path, loff_t length)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int fsnotify_file_perm(struct file *file, int perm_mask)
 {
 	return 0;
