diff --git a/proxmox-sys/tests/xattr.rs b/proxmox-sys/tests/xattr.rs
index 02d43934..42d7cdd5 100644
--- a/proxmox-sys/tests/xattr.rs
+++ b/proxmox-sys/tests/xattr.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ fn test_fsetxattr_fgetxattr() {
     let file = OpenOptions::new()
         .write(true)
         .create(true)
+        .truncate(true)
         .open(&path)
         .unwrap();