diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 113458c9d08b..5324a38d848d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -3614,6 +3614,12 @@ int ext4_punch_hole(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t length)
 	up_write(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
 	if (IS_SYNC(inode))
 		ext4_handle_sync(handle);
+
+	/* Now release the pages again to reduce race window */
+	if (last_block_offset > first_block_offset)
+		truncate_pagecache_range(inode, first_block_offset,
+					 last_block_offset);
+
 	inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = ext4_current_time(inode);
 	ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
 out_stop: