diff --git a/fs/afs/inode.c b/fs/afs/inode.c
index 785bacb972da..91b1f8cabd58 100644
--- a/fs/afs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/afs/inode.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ static void afs_apply_status(struct afs_operation *op,
 			set_bit(AFS_VNODE_ZAP_DATA, &vnode->flags);
 		}
 		change_size = true;
+		data_changed = true;
 	} else if (vnode->status.type == AFS_FTYPE_DIR) {
 		/* Expected directory change is handled elsewhere so
 		 * that we can locally edit the directory and save on a