diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
index 105194de6e13..e6506942aeda 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
@@ -541,6 +541,13 @@ static int netfs_read_gaps(struct file *file, struct folio *folio)
 
 	ret = netfs_wait_for_read(rreq);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
+		if (ret < flen) {
+			struct iov_iter iter;
+
+			iov_iter_bvec(&iter, ITER_DEST, bvec, i, flen);
+			iov_iter_advance(&iter, ret);
+			iov_iter_zero(flen - ret, &iter);
+		}
 		if (group)
 			folio_change_private(folio, group);
 		else