diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index 391f558eb4d..4d9db0ed88e 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -1603,6 +1603,7 @@ int ecryptfs_read_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
 						ecryptfs_dentry,
 						ECRYPTFS_VALIDATE_HEADER_SIZE);
 	if (rc) {
+		memset(page_virt, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
 		rc = ecryptfs_read_xattr_region(page_virt, ecryptfs_inode);
 		if (rc) {
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "Valid eCryptfs headers not found in "
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index a50efb18701..ddbd096c740 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ int ecryptfs_lookup_and_interpose_lower(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
 	rc = ecryptfs_read_and_validate_header_region(page_virt,
 						      ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode);
 	if (rc) {
+		memset(page_virt, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
 		rc = ecryptfs_read_and_validate_xattr_region(page_virt,
 							     ecryptfs_dentry);
 		if (rc) {