diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
index d7eae597e54d..b3910dfcb56d 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ vm_fault_t netfs_page_mkwrite(struct vm_fault *vmf, struct netfs_group *netfs_gr
 		trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_folio_trace_mkwrite);
 	netfs_set_group(folio, netfs_group);
 	file_update_time(file);
+	set_bit(NETFS_ICTX_MODIFIED_ATTR, &ictx->flags);
 	if (ictx->ops->post_modify)
 		ictx->ops->post_modify(inode);
 	ret = VM_FAULT_LOCKED;