diff --git a/crates/commitlog/src/stream/writer.rs b/crates/commitlog/src/stream/writer.rs
index c7cc2ed5132..b99622b83f4 100644
--- a/crates/commitlog/src/stream/writer.rs
+++ b/crates/commitlog/src/stream/writer.rs
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ where
                                     "failed to truncate offset index for segment {last} containing trailing data: {e}"
                                 )
                             })?;
-                        segment.ftruncate(sofar.tx_range.end, sofar.size_in_bytes)?;
-                        segment.seek(io::SeekFrom::End(0))?;
                     }
+                    segment.ftruncate(sofar.tx_range.end, sofar.size_in_bytes)?;
+                    segment.seek(io::SeekFrom::End(0))?;
                     sofar
                 }
             },