diff --git a/fs/erofs/inode.c b/fs/erofs/inode.c
index 3ff36514cff2..638bb70d0d65 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/inode.c
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ static struct page *erofs_read_inode(struct inode *inode,
 
 	inode->i_flags &= ~S_DAX;
 	if (test_opt(&sbi->opt, DAX_ALWAYS) && S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) &&
-	    vi->datalayout == EROFS_INODE_FLAT_PLAIN)
+	    (vi->datalayout == EROFS_INODE_FLAT_PLAIN ||
+	     vi->datalayout == EROFS_INODE_CHUNK_BASED))
 		inode->i_flags |= S_DAX;
 	if (!nblks)
 		/* measure inode.i_blocks as generic filesystems */