diff --git a/pageserver/src/virtual_file/io_engine/tokio_epoll_uring_ext.rs b/pageserver/src/virtual_file/io_engine/tokio_epoll_uring_ext.rs
index 29c42270c4..1642a42a54 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/virtual_file/io_engine/tokio_epoll_uring_ext.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/virtual_file/io_engine/tokio_epoll_uring_ext.rs
@@ -206,6 +206,14 @@ impl Handle {
         file: F,
         len: u64,
     ) -> (F, Result<(), tokio_epoll_uring::Error<std::io::Error>>) {
-        self.deref().ftruncate(file, len).await
+        let system_handle = self.deref();
+        let op = tokio_epoll_uring::FtruncateOp { file, len };
+        tokio_epoll_uring::system::submission::op_fut::execute_op(
+            op,
+            system_handle.submit_side_weak(),
+            None,
+            system_handle.metrics().clone(),
+        )
+        .await
     }
 }