diff --git a/fs/ext2/inode.c b/fs/ext2/inode.c
index 2dcbd56..30163d0 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/inode.c
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@
 				 */
 				err = -EAGAIN;
 				count = 0;
+				partial = chain + depth - 1;
 				break;
 			}
 			blk = le32_to_cpu(*(chain[depth-1].p + count));