diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index e6bc5b5..ba41769 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 static const struct nfs_commit_completion_ops nfs_commit_completion_ops;
 static const struct nfs_rw_ops nfs_rw_write_ops;
 static void nfs_clear_request_commit(struct nfs_page *req);
+static void nfs_init_cinfo_from_inode(struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
+				      struct inode *inode);
 
 static struct kmem_cache *nfs_wdata_cachep;
 static mempool_t *nfs_wdata_mempool;
@@ -93,6 +95,38 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * nfs_page_search_commits_for_head_request_locked
+ *
+ * Search through commit lists on @inode for the head request for @page.
+ * Must be called while holding the inode (which is cinfo) lock.
+ *
+ * Returns the head request if found, or NULL if not found.
+ */
+static struct nfs_page *
+nfs_page_search_commits_for_head_request_locked(struct nfs_inode *nfsi,
+						struct page *page)
+{
+	struct nfs_page *freq, *t;
+	struct nfs_commit_info cinfo;
+	struct inode *inode = &nfsi->vfs_inode;
+
+	nfs_init_cinfo_from_inode(&cinfo, inode);
+
+	/* search through pnfs commit lists */
+	freq = pnfs_search_commit_reqs(inode, &cinfo, page);
+	if (freq)
+		return freq->wb_head;
+
+	/* Linearly search the commit list for the correct request */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(freq, t, &cinfo.mds->list, wb_list) {
+		if (freq->wb_page == page)
+			return freq->wb_head;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
  * nfs_page_find_head_request_locked - find head request associated with @page
  *
  * must be called while holding the inode lock.
@@ -106,21 +140,12 @@
 
 	if (PagePrivate(page))
 		req = (struct nfs_page *)page_private(page);
-	else if (unlikely(PageSwapCache(page))) {
-		struct nfs_page *freq, *t;
-
-		/* Linearly search the commit list for the correct req */
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(freq, t, &nfsi->commit_info.list, wb_list) {
-			if (freq->wb_page == page) {
-				req = freq->wb_head;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	else if (unlikely(PageSwapCache(page)))
+		req = nfs_page_search_commits_for_head_request_locked(nfsi,
+			page);
 
 	if (req) {
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(req->wb_head != req);
-
 		kref_get(&req->wb_kref);
 	}