diff --git a/fs/netfs/read_collect.c b/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
index d86fa02f68fb..e70eb4ea21c0 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/read_collect.c
@@ -62,10 +62,14 @@ static void netfs_unlock_read_folio(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq,
 		} else {
 			trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_folio_trace_read_done);
 		}
+
+		folioq_clear(folioq, slot);
 	} else {
 		// TODO: Use of PG_private_2 is deprecated.
 		if (test_bit(NETFS_SREQ_COPY_TO_CACHE, &subreq->flags))
 			netfs_pgpriv2_mark_copy_to_cache(subreq, rreq, folioq, slot);
+		else
+			folioq_clear(folioq, slot);
 	}
 
 	if (!test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_DONT_UNLOCK_FOLIOS, &rreq->flags)) {
@@ -77,8 +81,6 @@ static void netfs_unlock_read_folio(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq,
 			folio_unlock(folio);
 		}
 	}
-
-	folioq_clear(folioq, slot);
 }
 
 /*