diff --git a/fs/ext4/page-io.c b/fs/ext4/page-io.c
index a72dbcc..5185fed4 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/page-io.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/page-io.c
@@ -340,9 +340,9 @@
 	struct bio *bio = io->io_bio;
 
 	if (bio) {
-		int io_op = io->io_wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ?
-			    WRITE_SYNC : WRITE;
-		io->io_bio->bi_rw = io_op;
+		int io_op_flags = io->io_wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ?
+				  WRITE_SYNC : 0;
+		bio_set_op_attrs(io->io_bio, REQ_OP_WRITE, io_op_flags);
 		submit_bio(io->io_bio);
 	}
 	io->io_bio = NULL;