diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 78219396788b4..32c3d0c454b19 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ static struct nfs_open_dir_context *alloc_nfs_open_dir_context(struct inode *dir
 		ctx->attr_gencount = nfsi->attr_gencount;
 		ctx->dir_cookie = 0;
 		ctx->dup_cookie = 0;
+		ctx->page_index = 0;
 		spin_lock(&dir->i_lock);
 		if (list_empty(&nfsi->open_files) &&
 		    (nfsi->cache_validity & NFS_INO_DATA_INVAL_DEFER))
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ static struct nfs_open_dir_context *alloc_nfs_open_dir_context(struct inode *dir
 					      NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA |
 						      NFS_INO_REVAL_FORCED);
 		list_add(&ctx->list, &nfsi->open_files);
+		clear_bit(NFS_INO_FORCE_READDIR, &nfsi->flags);
 		spin_unlock(&dir->i_lock);
 		return ctx;
 	}
@@ -626,8 +628,7 @@ void nfs_force_use_readdirplus(struct inode *dir)
 	if (nfs_server_capable(dir, NFS_CAP_READDIRPLUS) &&
 	    !list_empty(&nfsi->open_files)) {
 		set_bit(NFS_INO_ADVISE_RDPLUS, &nfsi->flags);
-		invalidate_mapping_pages(dir->i_mapping,
-			nfsi->page_index + 1, -1);
+		set_bit(NFS_INO_FORCE_READDIR, &nfsi->flags);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -938,10 +939,8 @@ static int find_and_lock_cache_page(struct nfs_readdir_descriptor *desc)
 			       sizeof(nfsi->cookieverf));
 	}
 	res = nfs_readdir_search_array(desc);
-	if (res == 0) {
-		nfsi->page_index = desc->page_index;
+	if (res == 0)
 		return 0;
-	}
 	nfs_readdir_page_unlock_and_put_cached(desc);
 	return res;
 }
@@ -1081,6 +1080,7 @@ static int nfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	struct nfs_open_dir_context *dir_ctx = file->private_data;
 	struct nfs_readdir_descriptor *desc;
+	pgoff_t page_index;
 	int res;
 
 	dfprintk(FILE, "NFS: readdir(%pD2) starting at cookie %llu\n",
@@ -1111,10 +1111,15 @@ static int nfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	desc->dir_cookie = dir_ctx->dir_cookie;
 	desc->dup_cookie = dir_ctx->dup_cookie;
 	desc->duped = dir_ctx->duped;
+	page_index = dir_ctx->page_index;
 	desc->attr_gencount = dir_ctx->attr_gencount;
 	memcpy(desc->verf, dir_ctx->verf, sizeof(desc->verf));
 	spin_unlock(&file->f_lock);
 
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(NFS_INO_FORCE_READDIR, &nfsi->flags) &&
+	    list_is_singular(&nfsi->open_files))
+		invalidate_mapping_pages(inode->i_mapping, page_index + 1, -1);
+
 	do {
 		res = readdir_search_pagecache(desc);
 
@@ -1151,6 +1156,7 @@ static int nfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	dir_ctx->dup_cookie = desc->dup_cookie;
 	dir_ctx->duped = desc->duped;
 	dir_ctx->attr_gencount = desc->attr_gencount;
+	dir_ctx->page_index = desc->page_index;
 	memcpy(dir_ctx->verf, desc->verf, sizeof(dir_ctx->verf));
 	spin_unlock(&file->f_lock);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index 66b6cc24ab8c9..be8625d8a10a7 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct nfs_open_dir_context {
 	__be32	verf[NFS_DIR_VERIFIER_SIZE];
 	__u64 dir_cookie;
 	__u64 dup_cookie;
+	pgoff_t page_index;
 	signed char duped;
 };
 
@@ -181,9 +182,6 @@ struct nfs_inode {
 	struct rw_semaphore	rmdir_sem;
 	struct mutex		commit_mutex;
 
-	/* track last access to cached pages */
-	unsigned long		page_index;
-
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
 	struct nfs4_cached_acl	*nfs4_acl;
         /* NFSv4 state */
@@ -272,6 +270,7 @@ struct nfs4_copy_state {
 #define NFS_INO_INVALIDATING	(3)		/* inode is being invalidated */
 #define NFS_INO_FSCACHE		(5)		/* inode can be cached by FS-Cache */
 #define NFS_INO_FSCACHE_LOCK	(6)		/* FS-Cache cookie management lock */
+#define NFS_INO_FORCE_READDIR	(7)		/* force readdirplus */
 #define NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMIT	(9)		/* layoutcommit required */
 #define NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMITTING (10)		/* layoutcommit inflight */
 #define NFS_INO_LAYOUTSTATS	(11)		/* layoutstats inflight */