diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
index c25b094efbf..4beaede4327 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
@@ -399,9 +399,26 @@ xfs_growfs_data_private(
 
 	/* update secondary superblocks. */
 	for (agno = 1; agno < nagcount; agno++) {
-		error = xfs_trans_read_buf(mp, NULL, mp->m_ddev_targp,
+		error = 0;
+		/*
+		 * new secondary superblocks need to be zeroed, not read from
+		 * disk as the contents of the new area we are growing into is
+		 * completely unknown.
+		 */
+		if (agno < oagcount) {
+			error = xfs_trans_read_buf(mp, NULL, mp->m_ddev_targp,
 				  XFS_AGB_TO_DADDR(mp, agno, XFS_SB_BLOCK(mp)),
 				  XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1), 0, &bp);
+		} else {
+			bp = xfs_trans_get_buf(NULL, mp->m_ddev_targp,
+				  XFS_AGB_TO_DADDR(mp, agno, XFS_SB_BLOCK(mp)),
+				  XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1), 0);
+			if (bp)
+				xfs_buf_zero(bp, 0, BBTOB(bp->b_length));
+			else
+				error = ENOMEM;
+		}
+
 		if (error) {
 			xfs_warn(mp,
 		"error %d reading secondary superblock for ag %d",
@@ -423,7 +440,7 @@ xfs_growfs_data_private(
 			break; /* no point in continuing */
 		}
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return error;
 
  error0:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp, XFS_TRANS_ABORT);