diff --git a/fs/netfs/misc.c b/fs/netfs/misc.c
index 554a1a4615ad..69324761fcf7 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/misc.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/misc.c
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ bool netfs_release_folio(struct folio *folio, gfp_t gfp)
 	struct netfs_inode *ctx = netfs_inode(folio_inode(folio));
 	unsigned long long end;
 
+	if (folio_test_dirty(folio))
+		return false;
+
 	end = folio_pos(folio) + folio_size(folio);
 	if (end > ctx->zero_point)
 		ctx->zero_point = end;