diff --git a/fs/ramfs.c b/fs/ramfs.c
index 09dafe0..84ecfa0 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs.c
@@ -379,24 +379,25 @@
 	}
 
 	if (newchunks > oldchunks) {
-		if (!data) {
+		if (data) {
+			data = ramfs_find_chunk(node, oldchunks - 1);
+		} else {
 			node->data = ramfs_get_chunk();
 			if (!node->data)
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			data = node->data;
+			oldchunks = 1;
 		}
 
-		newchunks--;
-		while (data->next) {
-			newchunks--;
+		while (data->next)
 			data = data->next;
-		}
 
-		while (newchunks--) {
+		while (newchunks > oldchunks) {
 			data->next = ramfs_get_chunk();
 			if (!data->next)
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			data = data->next;
+			oldchunks++;
 		}
 	}
 	node->size = size;