diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 949cef29c3bb..993a91d20cc7 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ static long do_sys_ftruncate(unsigned int fd, loff_t length, int small)
 		goto out_putf;
 
 	error = -EPERM;
-	if (IS_APPEND(inode))
+	/* Check IS_APPEND on real upper inode */
+	if (IS_APPEND(file_inode(f.file)))
 		goto out_putf;
 
 	sb_start_write(inode->i_sb);