diff --git a/lib/libsffs/stat.c b/lib/libsffs/stat.c
index 0d01e6c42..c9b830223 100644
--- a/lib/libsffs/stat.c
+++ b/lib/libsffs/stat.c
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ int do_stat(void)
   stat.st_uid = sffs_params->p_uid;
   stat.st_gid = sffs_params->p_gid;
   stat.st_rdev = NO_DEV;
-  if (attr.a_size > LONG_MAX)
-	stat.st_size = LONG_MAX;
-  else
-	stat.st_size = ex64lo(attr.a_size);
+  stat.st_size = attr.a_size;
   stat.st_atimespec = attr.a_atime;
   stat.st_mtimespec = attr.a_mtime;
   stat.st_ctimespec = attr.a_ctime;