1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
index c72e9f8f5f32..9a10e68c5f30 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ static void v9fs_req_issue_op(struct netfs_read_subrequest *subreq)
 	iov_iter_xarray(&to, READ, &rreq->mapping->i_pages, pos, len);
 
 	total = p9_client_read(fid, pos, &to, &err);
+
+	/* if we just extended the file size, any portion not in
+	 * cache won't be on server and is zeroes */
+	__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL, &subreq->flags);
+
 	netfs_subreq_terminated(subreq, err ?: total, false);
 }