diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
index ebd84a6cc3f0..51f844bfbdff 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ static int netfs_read_gaps(struct file *file, struct folio *folio)
 {
 	struct netfs_io_request *rreq;
 	struct address_space *mapping = folio->mapping;
+	struct netfs_group *group = netfs_folio_group(folio);
 	struct netfs_folio *finfo = netfs_folio_info(folio);
 	struct netfs_inode *ctx = netfs_inode(mapping->host);
 	struct folio *sink = NULL;
@@ -461,6 +462,12 @@ static int netfs_read_gaps(struct file *file, struct folio *folio)
 
 	ret = netfs_wait_for_read(rreq);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
+		if (group)
+			folio_change_private(folio, group);
+		else
+			folio_detach_private(folio);
+		kfree(finfo);
+		trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_folio_trace_filled_gaps);
 		flush_dcache_folio(folio);
 		folio_mark_uptodate(folio);
 	}
@@ -496,10 +503,8 @@ int netfs_read_folio(struct file *file, struct folio *folio)
 	struct netfs_inode *ctx = netfs_inode(mapping->host);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (folio_test_dirty(folio)) {
-		trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_folio_trace_read_gaps);
+	if (folio_test_dirty(folio))
 		return netfs_read_gaps(file, folio);
-	}
 
 	_enter("%lx", folio->index);