diff --git a/fs/ext4/inline.c b/fs/ext4/inline.c
index 9a84a5f9fef4..d5bd1e3a5d36 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inline.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inline.c
@@ -502,9 +502,8 @@ static int ext4_read_inline_folio(struct inode *inode, struct folio *folio)
 	BUG_ON(len > PAGE_SIZE);
 	kaddr = kmap_local_folio(folio, 0);
 	ret = ext4_read_inline_data(inode, kaddr, len, &iloc);
-	flush_dcache_folio(folio);
+	kaddr = folio_zero_tail(folio, len, kaddr + len);
 	kunmap_local(kaddr);
-	folio_zero_segment(folio, len, folio_size(folio));
 	folio_mark_uptodate(folio);
 	brelse(iloc.bh);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/highmem.h b/include/linux/highmem.h
index be20cff4ba73..5ebd5e4dfbf8 100644
--- a/include/linux/highmem.h
+++ b/include/linux/highmem.h
@@ -483,6 +483,44 @@ static inline void memcpy_to_folio(struct folio *folio, size_t offset,
 	flush_dcache_folio(folio);
 }
 
+/**
+ * folio_zero_tail - Zero the tail of a folio.
+ * @folio: The folio to zero.
+ * @offset: The byte offset in the folio to start zeroing at.
+ * @kaddr: The address the folio is currently mapped to.
+ *
+ * If you have already used kmap_local_folio() to map a folio, written
+ * some data to it and now need to zero the end of the folio (and flush
+ * the dcache), you can use this function.  If you do not have the
+ * folio kmapped (eg the folio has been partially populated by DMA),
+ * use folio_zero_range() or folio_zero_segment() instead.
+ *
+ * Return: An address which can be passed to kunmap_local().
+ */
+static inline __must_check void *folio_zero_tail(struct folio *folio,
+		size_t offset, void *kaddr)
+{
+	size_t len = folio_size(folio) - offset;
+
+	if (folio_test_highmem(folio)) {
+		size_t max = PAGE_SIZE - offset_in_page(offset);
+
+		while (len > max) {
+			memset(kaddr, 0, max);
+			kunmap_local(kaddr);
+			len -= max;
+			offset += max;
+			max = PAGE_SIZE;
+			kaddr = kmap_local_folio(folio, offset);
+		}
+	}
+
+	memset(kaddr, 0, len);
+	flush_dcache_folio(folio);
+
+	return kaddr;
+}
+
 /**
  * memcpy_from_file_folio - Copy some bytes from a file folio.
  * @to: The destination buffer.