diff --git a/fs/erofs/data.c b/fs/erofs/data.c
index 8a9fcbd0e8ac..fc3a8d8064f8 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/data.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/data.c
@@ -34,11 +34,15 @@ static void erofs_readendio(struct bio *bio)
 
 struct page *erofs_get_meta_page(struct super_block *sb, erofs_blk_t blkaddr)
 {
-	struct inode *const bd_inode = sb->s_bdev->bd_inode;
-	struct address_space *const mapping = bd_inode->i_mapping;
+	struct address_space *const mapping = sb->s_bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping;
+	struct page *page;
 
-	return read_cache_page_gfp(mapping, blkaddr,
+	page = read_cache_page_gfp(mapping, blkaddr,
 				   mapping_gfp_constraint(mapping, ~__GFP_FS));
+	/* should already be PageUptodate */
+	if (!IS_ERR(page))
+		lock_page(page);
+	return page;
 }
 
 static int erofs_map_blocks_flatmode(struct inode *inode,