diff --git a/fs/smb/client/inode.c b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
index dd0afa23734c8..73e2e6c230b73 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/inode.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/inode.c
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ cifs_fattr_to_inode(struct inode *inode, struct cifs_fattr *fattr,
 		CIFS_I(inode)->time = 0; /* force reval */
 		return -ESTALE;
 	}
+	if (inode->i_state & I_NEW)
+		CIFS_I(inode)->netfs.zero_point = fattr->cf_eof;
 
 	cifs_revalidate_cache(inode, fattr);