diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index 89c6d7ff1987..78df9b8557dd 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -2483,6 +2483,7 @@ static int fill_holes(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		btrfs_set_file_extent_num_bytes(leaf, fi, num_bytes);
 		btrfs_set_file_extent_ram_bytes(leaf, fi, num_bytes);
 		btrfs_set_file_extent_offset(leaf, fi, 0);
+		btrfs_set_file_extent_generation(leaf, fi, trans->transid);
 		btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(leaf);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2499,6 +2500,7 @@ static int fill_holes(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		btrfs_set_file_extent_num_bytes(leaf, fi, num_bytes);
 		btrfs_set_file_extent_ram_bytes(leaf, fi, num_bytes);
 		btrfs_set_file_extent_offset(leaf, fi, 0);
+		btrfs_set_file_extent_generation(leaf, fi, trans->transid);
 		btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(leaf);
 		goto out;
 	}