diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c b/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
index e82f60c1c854..323f85352f6a 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  * struct p9_rdir - readdir accounting
  * @head: start offset of current dirread buffer
  * @tail: end offset of current dirread buffer
+ * @offset: file position the data at @head corresponds to
  * @buf: dirread buffer
  *
  * private structure for keeping track of readdir
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 struct p9_rdir {
 	int head;
 	int tail;
+	loff_t offset;
 	uint8_t buf[];
 };
 
@@ -102,6 +104,9 @@ static int v9fs_dir_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	kvec.iov_base = rdir->buf;
 	kvec.iov_len = buflen;
 
+	if (rdir->head < rdir->tail && rdir->offset != ctx->pos)
+		rdir->head = rdir->tail = 0;
+
 	while (1) {
 		if (rdir->tail == rdir->head) {
 			struct iov_iter to;
@@ -117,6 +122,7 @@ static int v9fs_dir_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 
 			rdir->head = 0;
 			rdir->tail = n;
+			rdir->offset = ctx->pos;
 		}
 		while (rdir->head < rdir->tail) {
 			err = p9stat_read(fid->clnt, rdir->buf + rdir->head,
@@ -134,6 +140,7 @@ static int v9fs_dir_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 
 			rdir->head += err;
 			ctx->pos += err;
+			rdir->offset = ctx->pos;
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -161,6 +168,9 @@ static int v9fs_dir_readdir_dotl(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	if (!rdir)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (rdir->head < rdir->tail && rdir->offset != ctx->pos)
+		rdir->head = rdir->tail = 0;
+
 	while (1) {
 		if (rdir->tail == rdir->head) {
 			err = p9_client_readdir(fid, rdir->buf, buflen,
@@ -170,6 +180,7 @@ static int v9fs_dir_readdir_dotl(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 
 			rdir->head = 0;
 			rdir->tail = err;
+			rdir->offset = ctx->pos;
 		}
 
 		while (rdir->head < rdir->tail) {
@@ -190,6 +201,7 @@ static int v9fs_dir_readdir_dotl(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 
 			ctx->pos = curdirent.d_off;
 			rdir->head += err;
+			rdir->offset = ctx->pos;
 		}
 	}
 }