diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index aba2a948b235..c8c2b7d8b8d6 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -1900,15 +1900,16 @@ iomap_to_bh(struct inode *inode, sector_t block, struct buffer_head *bh,
 		break;
 	case IOMAP_UNWRITTEN:
 		/*
-		 * For unwritten regions, we always need to ensure that
-		 * sub-block writes cause the regions in the block we are not
-		 * writing to are zeroed. Set the buffer as new to ensure this.
+		 * For unwritten regions, we always need to ensure that regions
+		 * in the block we are not writing to are zeroed. Mark the
+		 * buffer as new to ensure this.
 		 */
 		set_buffer_new(bh);
 		set_buffer_unwritten(bh);
 		/* FALLTHRU */
 	case IOMAP_MAPPED:
-		if (offset >= i_size_read(inode))
+		if ((iomap->flags & IOMAP_F_NEW) ||
+		    offset >= i_size_read(inode))
 			set_buffer_new(bh);
 		bh->b_blocknr = (iomap->addr + offset - iomap->offset) >>
 				inode->i_blkbits;