diff --git a/fs/afs/fsclient.c b/fs/afs/fsclient.c
index a2ffd60889f8..626e1d37b915 100644
--- a/fs/afs/fsclient.c
+++ b/fs/afs/fsclient.c
@@ -477,6 +477,9 @@ void afs_fs_fetch_data(struct afs_operation *op)
 	if (!call)
 		return afs_op_nomem(op);
 
+	if (op->flags & AFS_OPERATION_ASYNC)
+		call->async = true;
+
 	/* marshall the parameters */
 	bp = call->request;
 	bp[0] = htonl(FSFETCHDATA);