diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/attrib.c b/fs/ntfs3/attrib.c
index e62a8fee5250..1d63e1c9469b 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/attrib.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/attrib.c
@@ -672,7 +672,8 @@ int attr_set_size(struct ntfs_inode *ni, enum ATTR_TYPE type,
 			goto undo_2;
 		}
 
-		if (!is_mft)
+		/* keep runs for $MFT::$ATTR_DATA and $MFT::$ATTR_BITMAP. */
+		if (ni->mi.rno != MFT_REC_MFT)
 			run_truncate_head(run, evcn + 1);
 
 		svcn = le64_to_cpu(attr->nres.svcn);