diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index bd969ad..7a7d25d 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ int ecryptfs_open_lower_file(struct file **lower_file,
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 
+	flags |= O_LARGEFILE;
 	dget(lower_dentry);
 	mntget(lower_mnt);
 	*lower_file = dentry_open(lower_dentry, lower_mnt, flags);
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 27fd14a..a1fe8b4 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -200,9 +200,6 @@ static int ecryptfs_initialize_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 	inode = ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode;
 	crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode)->crypt_stat;
 	lower_flags = ((O_CREAT | O_TRUNC) & O_ACCMODE) | O_RDWR;
-#if BITS_PER_LONG != 32
-	lower_flags |= O_LARGEFILE;
-#endif
 	lower_mnt = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(ecryptfs_dentry);
 	/* Corresponding fput() at end of this function */
 	if ((rc = ecryptfs_open_lower_file(&lower_file, lower_dentry, lower_mnt,