diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_inode.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_inode.c
index a01c02c9d8d..2395ec402d1 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_inode.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_inode.c
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ ffs_truncate(vp, length, flags, cred, p)
 	off_t osize;
 
 	oip = VTOI(ovp);
-	if (oip->i_size == length)
-		return (0);
 	fs = oip->i_fs;
 	if (length < 0)
 		return (EINVAL);