diff --git a/pkg/meta/redis.go b/pkg/meta/redis.go
index 99cb8dcbc806..e95ada5063ca 100644
--- a/pkg/meta/redis.go
+++ b/pkg/meta/redis.go
@@ -2206,6 +2206,10 @@ func (m *redisMeta) Read(ctx Context, inode Ino, indx uint32, slices *[]Slice) (
 			m.touchAtime(ctx, inode, nil)
 		}
 	}()
+
+	if slices != nil {
+		*slices = nil
+	}
 	f := m.of.find(inode)
 	if f != nil {
 		f.RLock()
diff --git a/pkg/meta/sql.go b/pkg/meta/sql.go
index c170fc660026..d33187214df4 100644
--- a/pkg/meta/sql.go
+++ b/pkg/meta/sql.go
@@ -35,12 +35,13 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/juicedata/juicefs/pkg/utils"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"xorm.io/xorm"
 	"xorm.io/xorm/log"
 	"xorm.io/xorm/names"
+
+	"github.com/juicedata/juicefs/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 const MaxFieldsCountOfTable = 16 // node table
@@ -2194,6 +2195,10 @@ func (m *dbMeta) Read(ctx Context, inode Ino, indx uint32, slices *[]Slice) (rer
 			m.touchAtime(ctx, inode, nil)
 		}
 	}()
+
+	if slices != nil {
+		*slices = nil
+	}
 	f := m.of.find(inode)
 	if f != nil {
 		f.RLock()
diff --git a/pkg/meta/tkv.go b/pkg/meta/tkv.go
index 19f6902c3428..deee0eae6c7b 100644
--- a/pkg/meta/tkv.go
+++ b/pkg/meta/tkv.go
@@ -1891,6 +1891,10 @@ func (m *kvMeta) Read(ctx Context, inode Ino, indx uint32, slices *[]Slice) (rer
 			m.touchAtime(ctx, inode, nil)
 		}
 	}()
+
+	if slices != nil {
+		*slices = nil
+	}
 	f := m.of.find(inode)
 	if f != nil {
 		f.RLock()