diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/btree_cache.c b/fs/bcachefs/btree_cache.c
index 85c19e4e5216..a13e5eef868e 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/btree_cache.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/btree_cache.c
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ out:
 	b->sib_u64s[1]		= 0;
 	b->whiteout_u64s	= 0;
 	bch2_btree_keys_init(b);
+	set_btree_node_accessed(b);
 
 	bch2_time_stats_update(&c->times[BCH_TIME_btree_node_mem_alloc],
 			       start_time);