diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index 656e169..16c989d 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -866,16 +866,7 @@
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (offset < 0 || offset > inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes) {
-		offset = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	/* Special lock needed here? */
-	if (offset != file->f_pos) {
-		file->f_pos = offset;
-		file->f_version = 0;
-	}
+	offset = vfs_setpos(file, offset, inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes);
 
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);