diff --git a/kernel/lib_mapfree.c b/kernel/lib_mapfree.c
index 1c219665..9111e192 100644
--- a/kernel/lib_mapfree.c
+++ b/kernel/lib_mapfree.c
@@ -146,8 +146,21 @@ struct mapfree_info *mapfree_get(const char *name, int flags)
 		}
 		up_read(&mapfree_mutex);
 	
-		if (mf)
+		if (mf) {
+			struct inode *inode = mf->mf_filp->f_mapping->host;
+			loff_t length;
+			int i;
+
+			/* In some cases like truncated logfiles,
+			 * account for any shortenings.
+			 */
+			length = i_size_read(inode);
+			mf->mf_max = length;
+			for (i = 0; i < DIRTY_MAX; i++)
+				mf_dirty_reduce(mf, i, length);
+
 			goto done;
+		}
 	}
 
 	for (;;) {
@@ -338,6 +351,17 @@ void mf_dirty_append(struct mapfree_info *mf, enum dirty_stage stage, loff_t new
 	traced_writeunlock(&dl->dl_lock, flags);
 }
 
+void mf_dirty_reduce(struct mapfree_info *mf, enum dirty_stage stage, loff_t newlen)
+{
+	struct dirty_length *dl = _get_dl(mf, stage);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	traced_writelock(&dl->dl_lock, flags);
+	if (dl->dl_length > newlen)
+		dl->dl_length = newlen;
+	traced_writeunlock(&dl->dl_lock, flags);
+}
+
 loff_t mf_dirty_length(struct mapfree_info *mf, enum dirty_stage stage)
 {
 	struct dirty_length *dl = _get_dl(mf, stage);
diff --git a/kernel/lib_mapfree.h b/kernel/lib_mapfree.h
index 90156b74..e9b4c128 100644
--- a/kernel/lib_mapfree.h
+++ b/kernel/lib_mapfree.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ void mapfree_pages(struct mapfree_info *mf, int grace_keep);
 ////////////////// dirty IOs in append mode  //////////////////
 
 void mf_dirty_append(struct mapfree_info *mf, enum dirty_stage stage, loff_t newlen);
+void mf_dirty_reduce(struct mapfree_info *mf, enum dirty_stage stage, loff_t newlen);
 loff_t mf_dirty_length(struct mapfree_info *mf, enum dirty_stage stage);
 
 ////////////////// dirty IOs on the fly  //////////////////