diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
index 991552724868..f79fb5996540 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 		}
 
 		/* Decide how we should modify a folio.  We might be attempting
-		 * to do write-streaming, in which case we don't want to a
-		 * local RMW cycle if we can avoid it.  If we're doing local
-		 * caching or content crypto, we award that priority over
-		 * avoiding RMW.  If the file is open readably, then we also
-		 * assume that we may want to read what we wrote.
+		 * to do write-streaming, as we don't want to a local RMW cycle
+		 * if we can avoid it.  If we're doing local caching or content
+		 * crypto, we award that priority over avoiding RMW.  If the
+		 * file is open readably, then we let ->read_folio() fill in
+		 * the gaps.
 		 */
 		finfo = netfs_folio_info(folio);
 		group = netfs_folio_group(folio);
@@ -283,12 +283,9 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 
 		/* We don't want to do a streaming write on a file that loses
 		 * caching service temporarily because the backing store got
-		 * culled and we don't really want to get a streaming write on
-		 * a file that's open for reading as ->read_folio() then has to
-		 * be able to flush it.
+		 * culled.
 		 */
-		if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
-		    netfs_is_cache_enabled(ctx)) {
+		if (netfs_is_cache_enabled(ctx)) {
 			if (finfo) {
 				netfs_stat(&netfs_n_wh_wstream_conflict);
 				goto flush_content;