diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
index 33da8140572e..65eea22919b9 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_addr.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ static void v9fs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 	char *target;
 	unsigned long long pos = subreq->start + subreq->transferred;
 	int total = 0, err, len, n;
+	size_t to_read = iov_iter_count(&subreq->io_iter);
 
 	if (S_ISLNK(rreq->inode->i_mode)) {
 		/* p9_client_readlink() must not be called for legacy protocols
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@ static void v9fs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 		__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_CLEAR_TAIL, &subreq->flags);
 	if (pos + total >= i_size_read(rreq->inode))
 		__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_HIT_EOF, &subreq->flags);
+	if (!err && !total && to_read)
+		__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_HIT_EOF, &subreq->flags);
 	if (!err && total) {
 		subreq->transferred += total;
 		__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_MADE_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags);