diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
index a69787e..3304646 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@
 
 	shift = PAGE_SHIFT - inode->i_sb->s_blocksize_bits;
 
-	op->op.flags = FSCACHE_OP_FAST;
+	op->op.flags &= FSCACHE_OP_KEEP_FLAGS;
+	op->op.flags |= FSCACHE_OP_FAST;
 	op->op.processor = cachefiles_read_copier;
 
 	pagevec_init(&pagevec, 0);
@@ -639,7 +640,8 @@
 
 	pagevec_init(&pagevec, 0);
 
-	op->op.flags = FSCACHE_OP_FAST;
+	op->op.flags &= FSCACHE_OP_KEEP_FLAGS;
+	op->op.flags |= FSCACHE_OP_FAST;
 	op->op.processor = cachefiles_read_copier;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&backpages);