diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 8c2dd74455c9..0401d2c6d087 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1678,9 +1678,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(should_remove_suid);
  * response to write or truncate. Return 0 if nothing has to be changed.
  * Negative value on error (change should be denied).
  */
-int file_needs_remove_privs(struct file *file)
+int dentry_needs_remove_privs(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	int mask = 0;
 	int ret;
@@ -1696,7 +1695,7 @@ int file_needs_remove_privs(struct file *file)
 		mask |= ATTR_KILL_PRIV;
 	return mask;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_needs_remove_privs);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dentry_needs_remove_privs);
 
 static int __remove_privs(struct dentry *dentry, int kill)
 {
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 1dbc79358d59..e33dab287fa0 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ int do_truncate(struct dentry *dentry, loff_t length, unsigned int time_attrs,
 		newattrs.ia_valid |= ATTR_FILE;
 	}
 
-	/* Remove suid/sgid on truncate too */
-	ret = should_remove_suid(dentry);
+	/* Remove suid, sgid, and file capabilities on truncate too */
+	ret = dentry_needs_remove_privs(dentry);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 	if (ret)
 		newattrs.ia_valid |= ret | ATTR_FORCE;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index ee60e8ab210f..1e658b11c265 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2554,7 +2554,11 @@ extern struct inode *new_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 extern void free_inode_nonrcu(struct inode *inode);
 extern int should_remove_suid(struct dentry *);
 extern int file_remove_privs(struct file *);
-extern int file_needs_remove_privs(struct file *file);
+extern int dentry_needs_remove_privs(struct dentry *dentry);
+static inline int file_needs_remove_privs(struct file *file)
+{
+	return dentry_needs_remove_privs(file->f_path.dentry);
+}
 
 extern void __insert_inode_hash(struct inode *, unsigned long hashval);
 static inline void insert_inode_hash(struct inode *inode)