diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
index 6ff722f04f5d..225c3de88d03 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ xfs_bmbt_to_iomap(
 		return xfs_alert_fsblock_zero(ip, imap);
 	}
 
+	iomap->flags = iomap_flags;
 	if (imap->br_startblock == HOLESTARTBLOCK) {
 		iomap->addr = IOMAP_NULL_ADDR;
 		iomap->type = IOMAP_HOLE;
@@ -143,7 +144,6 @@ xfs_bmbt_to_iomap(
 	}
 	iomap->offset = XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, imap->br_startoff);
 	iomap->length = XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, imap->br_blockcount);
-	iomap->flags = iomap_flags;
 	if (mapping_flags & IOMAP_DAX) {
 		iomap->dax_dev = target->bt_daxdev;
 	} else {