diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 7271680..07e9e79 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@
 nfs_mark_request_dirty(struct nfs_page *req)
 {
 	__set_page_dirty_nobuffers(req->wb_page);
-	__mark_inode_dirty(req->wb_page->mapping->host, I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3) || defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
@@ -762,6 +761,8 @@
 	status = nfs_writepage_setup(ctx, page, offset, count);
 	if (status < 0)
 		nfs_set_pageerror(page);
+	else
+		__set_page_dirty_nobuffers(page);
 
 	dprintk("NFS:       nfs_updatepage returns %d (isize %lld)\n",
 			status, (long long)i_size_read(inode));