diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index e0621cacf134..095c839d44f4 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ struct inode *gfs2_inode_lookup(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int type,
 		}
 
 		gfs2_set_iop(inode);
+
+		inode->i_atime.tv_sec = 0;
+		inode->i_atime.tv_nsec = 0;
+
 		unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	}