diff --git a/fs/iomap/direct-io.c b/fs/iomap/direct-io.c
index e4b9d9123b75..b943bc5c7b18 100644
--- a/fs/iomap/direct-io.c
+++ b/fs/iomap/direct-io.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  * Private flags for iomap_dio, must not overlap with the public ones in
  * iomap.h:
  */
+#define IOMAP_DIO_INLINE_COMP	(1U << 27)
 #define IOMAP_DIO_WRITE_THROUGH	(1U << 28)
 #define IOMAP_DIO_NEED_SYNC	(1U << 29)
 #define IOMAP_DIO_WRITE		(1U << 30)
@@ -172,8 +173,10 @@ void iomap_dio_bio_end_io(struct bio *bio)
 		goto release_bio;
 	}
 
-	/* Read completion can always complete inline. */
-	if (!(dio->flags & IOMAP_DIO_WRITE)) {
+	/*
+	 * Flagged with IOMAP_DIO_INLINE_COMP, we can complete it inline
+	 */
+	if (dio->flags & IOMAP_DIO_INLINE_COMP) {
 		WRITE_ONCE(iocb->private, NULL);
 		iomap_dio_complete_work(&dio->aio.work);
 		goto release_bio;
@@ -528,6 +531,9 @@ __iomap_dio_rw(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 		iomi.flags |= IOMAP_NOWAIT;
 
 	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == READ) {
+		/* reads can always complete inline */
+		dio->flags |= IOMAP_DIO_INLINE_COMP;
+
 		if (iomi.pos >= dio->i_size)
 			goto out_free_dio;