diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index 3e457a16c7d1..e48d68902a8c 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -1258,15 +1258,20 @@ static s64 dax_unshare_iter(struct iomap_iter *iter)
 	/* don't bother with blocks that are not shared to start with */
 	if (!(iomap->flags & IOMAP_F_SHARED))
 		return length;
-	/* don't bother with holes or unwritten extents */
-	if (srcmap->type == IOMAP_HOLE || srcmap->type == IOMAP_UNWRITTEN)
-		return length;
 
 	id = dax_read_lock();
 	ret = dax_iomap_direct_access(iomap, pos, length, &daddr, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	/* zero the distance if srcmap is HOLE or UNWRITTEN */
+	if (srcmap->flags & IOMAP_F_SHARED || srcmap->type == IOMAP_UNWRITTEN) {
+		memset(daddr, 0, length);
+		dax_flush(iomap->dax_dev, daddr, length);
+		ret = length;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
 	ret = dax_iomap_direct_access(srcmap, pos, length, &saddr, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_unlock;