diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index dd4167762a8e..97ccc513730f 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -1377,8 +1377,17 @@ static int cifs_vmtruncate(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset)
 	}
 	i_size_write(inode, offset);
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	/*
+	 * unmap_mapping_range is called twice, first simply for efficiency
+	 * so that truncate_inode_pages does fewer single-page unmaps. However
+	 * after this first call, and before truncate_inode_pages finishes,
+	 * it is possible for private pages to be COWed, which remain after
+	 * truncate_inode_pages finishes, hence the second unmap_mapping_range
+	 * call must be made for correctness.
+	 */
 	unmap_mapping_range(mapping, offset + PAGE_SIZE - 1, 0, 1);
 	truncate_inode_pages(mapping, offset);
+	unmap_mapping_range(mapping, offset + PAGE_SIZE - 1, 0, 1);
 	goto out_truncate;
 
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