diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
index b8869fd..e8d16ae 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
@@ -712,7 +712,8 @@ int ocfs2_map_page_blocks(struct page *page, u64 *p_blkno,
 			if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
 				set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 		} else if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) && !buffer_delay(bh) &&
-		     (block_start < from || block_end > to)) {
+			   !buffer_new(bh) &&
+			   (block_start < from || block_end > to)) {
 			ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &bh);
 			*wait_bh++=bh;
 		}