diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index b312112..7edc172 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
 extern void nfs_writehdr_free(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr);
 extern int nfs_generic_flush(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 			     struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr);
-extern void nfs_pageio_init_write_mds(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
+extern void nfs_pageio_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
 			struct inode *inode, int ioflags,
 			const struct nfs_pgio_completion_ops *compl_ops);
 extern void nfs_pageio_reset_write_mds(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index 9864d05..f3344f7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@
 	.read_rpc_prepare = nfs3_proc_read_rpc_prepare,
 	.read_done	= nfs3_read_done,
 	.write_setup	= nfs3_proc_write_setup,
+	.write_pageio_init = nfs_pageio_init_write,
 	.write_rpc_prepare = nfs3_proc_write_rpc_prepare,
 	.write_done	= nfs3_write_done,
 	.commit_setup	= nfs3_proc_commit_setup,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index f99cf71..7d387cb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -6796,6 +6796,7 @@
 	.read_rpc_prepare = nfs4_proc_read_rpc_prepare,
 	.read_done	= nfs4_read_done,
 	.write_setup	= nfs4_proc_write_setup,
+	.write_pageio_init = pnfs_pageio_init_write,
 	.write_rpc_prepare = nfs4_proc_write_rpc_prepare,
 	.write_done	= nfs4_write_done,
 	.commit_setup	= nfs4_proc_commit_setup,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 9c83060..2617831 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@
 		nfs_pageio_init(pgio, inode, ld->pg_read_ops, compl_ops, server->rsize, 0);
 }
 
-bool
+void
 pnfs_pageio_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio, struct inode *inode,
 		       int ioflags,
 		       const struct nfs_pgio_completion_ops *compl_ops)
@@ -1231,10 +1231,9 @@
 	struct pnfs_layoutdriver_type *ld = server->pnfs_curr_ld;
 
 	if (ld == NULL)
-		return false;
-	nfs_pageio_init(pgio, inode, ld->pg_write_ops, compl_ops,
-			server->wsize, ioflags);
-	return true;
+		nfs_pageio_init_write(pgio, inode, ioflags, compl_ops);
+	else
+		nfs_pageio_init(pgio, inode, ld->pg_write_ops, compl_ops, server->wsize, ioflags);
 }
 
 bool
@@ -1271,7 +1270,7 @@
 	LIST_HEAD(failed);
 
 	/* Resend all requests through the MDS */
-	nfs_pageio_init_write_mds(&pgio, inode, FLUSH_STABLE, compl_ops);
+	nfs_pageio_init_write(&pgio, inode, FLUSH_STABLE, compl_ops);
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
 		struct nfs_page *req = nfs_list_entry(head->next);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
index 80ee891..592beb0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 
 void pnfs_pageio_init_read(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *, struct inode *,
 			   const struct nfs_pgio_completion_ops *);
-bool pnfs_pageio_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *, struct inode *,
+void pnfs_pageio_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *, struct inode *,
 			    int, const struct nfs_pgio_completion_ops *);
 
 void set_pnfs_layoutdriver(struct nfs_server *, const struct nfs_fh *, u32);
@@ -444,10 +444,10 @@
 	nfs_pageio_init_read(pgio, inode, compl_ops);
 }
 
-static inline bool pnfs_pageio_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio, struct inode *inode, int ioflags,
+static inline void pnfs_pageio_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio, struct inode *inode, int ioflags,
 					  const struct nfs_pgio_completion_ops *compl_ops)
 {
-	return false;
+	nfs_pageio_init_write(pgio, inode, ioflags, compl_ops);
 }
 
 static inline int
diff --git a/fs/nfs/proc.c b/fs/nfs/proc.c
index 6fea6e1..cf64997 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/proc.c
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@
 	.read_rpc_prepare = nfs_proc_read_rpc_prepare,
 	.read_done	= nfs_read_done,
 	.write_setup	= nfs_proc_write_setup,
+	.write_pageio_init = nfs_pageio_init_write,
 	.write_rpc_prepare = nfs_proc_write_rpc_prepare,
 	.write_done	= nfs_write_done,
 	.commit_setup	= nfs_proc_commit_setup,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index f163355..c11fb00 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -336,8 +336,10 @@
 	struct nfs_pageio_descriptor pgio;
 	int err;
 
-	nfs_pageio_init_write(&pgio, page->mapping->host, wb_priority(wbc),
-			      &nfs_async_write_completion_ops);
+	NFS_PROTO(page->mapping->host)->write_pageio_init(&pgio,
+							  page->mapping->host,
+							  wb_priority(wbc),
+							  &nfs_async_write_completion_ops);
 	err = nfs_do_writepage(page, wbc, &pgio);
 	nfs_pageio_complete(&pgio);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -380,8 +382,7 @@
 
 	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSWRITEPAGES);
 
-	nfs_pageio_init_write(&pgio, inode, wb_priority(wbc),
-			      &nfs_async_write_completion_ops);
+	NFS_PROTO(inode)->write_pageio_init(&pgio, inode, wb_priority(wbc), &nfs_async_write_completion_ops);
 	err = write_cache_pages(mapping, wbc, nfs_writepages_callback, &pgio);
 	nfs_pageio_complete(&pgio);
 
@@ -1202,7 +1203,7 @@
 	.pg_doio = nfs_generic_pg_writepages,
 };
 
-void nfs_pageio_init_write_mds(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
+void nfs_pageio_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
 			       struct inode *inode, int ioflags,
 			       const struct nfs_pgio_completion_ops *compl_ops)
 {
@@ -1217,13 +1218,6 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_pageio_reset_write_mds);
 
-void nfs_pageio_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
-			   struct inode *inode, int ioflags,
-			   const struct nfs_pgio_completion_ops *compl_ops)
-{
-	if (!pnfs_pageio_init_write(pgio, inode, ioflags, compl_ops))
-		nfs_pageio_init_write_mds(pgio, inode, ioflags, compl_ops);
-}
 
 void nfs_write_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 {