--- a/hgext/fsmonitor/state.py	Mon Jun 12 15:34:31 2017 -0700
+++ b/hgext/fsmonitor/state.py	Mon Jun 12 15:34:31 2017 -0700
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
 import struct
 
 from mercurial.i18n import _
-from mercurial import pathutil
+from mercurial import (
+    pathutil,
+    util,
+)
 
 _version = 4
 _versionformat = ">I"
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@
         self._ui = repo.ui
         self._rootdir = pathutil.normasprefix(repo.root)
         self._lastclock = None
+        self._identity = util.filestat(None)
 
         self.mode = self._ui.config('fsmonitor', 'mode', default='on')
         self.walk_on_invalidate = self._ui.configbool(
@@ -35,10 +39,13 @@
         try:
             file = self._vfs('fsmonitor.state', 'rb')
         except IOError as inst:
+            self._identity = util.filestat(None)
             if inst.errno != errno.ENOENT:
                 raise
             return None, None, None
 
+        self._identity = util.filestat.fromfp(file)
+
         versionbytes = file.read(4)
         if len(versionbytes) < 4:
             self._ui.log(
@@ -90,8 +97,16 @@
             self.invalidate()
             return
 
+        # Read the identity from the file on disk rather than from the open file
+        # pointer below, because the latter is actually a brand new file.
+        identity = util.filestat.frompath(self._vfs.join('fsmonitor.state'))
+        if identity != self._identity:
+            self._ui.debug('skip updating fsmonitor.state: identity mismatch\n')
+            return
+
         try:
-            file = self._vfs('fsmonitor.state', 'wb', atomictemp=True)
+            file = self._vfs('fsmonitor.state', 'wb', atomictemp=True,
+                checkambig=True)
         except (IOError, OSError):
             self._ui.warn(_("warning: unable to write out fsmonitor state\n"))
             return
@@ -111,6 +126,7 @@
         except OSError as inst:
             if inst.errno != errno.ENOENT:
                 raise
+        self._identity = util.filestat(None)
 
     def setlastclock(self, clock):
         self._lastclock = clock