diff --git a/fs/erofs/data.c b/fs/erofs/data.c
index 61debd799cf9..fa51437e1d99 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/data.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/data.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void *erofs_bread(struct erofs_buf *buf, erofs_off_t offset,
 	}
 	if (!folio || !folio_contains(folio, index)) {
 		erofs_put_metabuf(buf);
-		folio = read_mapping_folio(buf->mapping, index, NULL);
+		folio = read_mapping_folio(buf->mapping, index, buf->file);
 		if (IS_ERR(folio))
 			return folio;
 	}
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ void erofs_init_metabuf(struct erofs_buf *buf, struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct erofs_sb_info *sbi = EROFS_SB(sb);
 
-	if (erofs_is_fileio_mode(sbi))
-		buf->mapping = file_inode(sbi->fdev)->i_mapping;
-	else if (erofs_is_fscache_mode(sb))
+	buf->file = NULL;
+	if (erofs_is_fileio_mode(sbi)) {
+		buf->file = sbi->fdev;		/* some fs like FUSE needs it */
+		buf->mapping = buf->file->f_mapping;
+	} else if (erofs_is_fscache_mode(sb))
 		buf->mapping = sbi->s_fscache->inode->i_mapping;
 	else
 		buf->mapping = sb->s_bdev->bd_mapping;
diff --git a/fs/erofs/internal.h b/fs/erofs/internal.h
index 4efd578d7c62..9b03c8f323a7 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/erofs/internal.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ enum erofs_kmap_type {
 
 struct erofs_buf {
 	struct address_space *mapping;
+	struct file *file;
 	struct page *page;
 	void *base;
 	enum erofs_kmap_type kmap_type;