diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clbio.c b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clbio.c
index 0eb30f990d48..ae06a88383a9 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clbio.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clbio.c
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ ncl_getpages(struct vop_getpages_args *ap)
 			 * Read operation filled a partial page.
 			 */
 			m->valid = 0;
-			vm_page_set_validclean(m, 0, size - toff);
-			/* handled by vm_fault now	  */
-			/* vm_page_zero_invalid(m, TRUE); */
+			vm_page_set_valid(m, 0, size - toff);
+			KASSERT((m->dirty & vm_page_bits(0, size - toff)) == 0,
+			    ("nfs_getpages: page %p is dirty", m));
 		} else {
 			/*
 			 * Read operation was short.  If no error occured