diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 8e94246..ce5b4a9 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 static struct nfs_page * nfs_update_request(struct nfs_open_context*,
 					    struct page *,
 					    unsigned int, unsigned int);
-static void nfs_mark_request_dirty(struct nfs_page *req);
 static long nfs_flush_mapping(struct address_space *mapping, struct writeback_control *wbc, int how);
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_partial_ops;
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_full_ops;
@@ -255,7 +254,8 @@
 static int nfs_page_mark_flush(struct page *page)
 {
 	struct nfs_page *req;
-	spinlock_t *req_lock = &NFS_I(page->mapping->host)->req_lock;
+	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(page->mapping->host);
+	spinlock_t *req_lock = &nfsi->req_lock;
 	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock(req_lock);
@@ -279,11 +279,23 @@
 			return ret;
 		spin_lock(req_lock);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(req_lock);
+	if (test_bit(PG_NEED_COMMIT, &req->wb_flags)) {
+		/* This request is marked for commit */
+		spin_unlock(req_lock);
+		nfs_unlock_request(req);
+		return 1;
+	}
 	if (nfs_set_page_writeback(page) == 0) {
 		nfs_list_remove_request(req);
-		nfs_mark_request_dirty(req);
-	}
+		/* add the request to the inode's dirty list. */
+		radix_tree_tag_set(&nfsi->nfs_page_tree,
+				req->wb_index, NFS_PAGE_TAG_DIRTY);
+		nfs_list_add_request(req, &nfsi->dirty);
+		nfsi->ndirty++;
+		spin_unlock(req_lock);
+		__mark_inode_dirty(page->mapping->host, I_DIRTY_PAGES);
+	} else
+		spin_unlock(req_lock);
 	ret = test_bit(PG_NEED_FLUSH, &req->wb_flags);
 	nfs_unlock_request(req);
 	return ret;
@@ -406,24 +418,6 @@
 	nfs_release_request(req);
 }
 
-/*
- * Add a request to the inode's dirty list.
- */
-static void
-nfs_mark_request_dirty(struct nfs_page *req)
-{
-	struct inode *inode = req->wb_context->dentry->d_inode;
-	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
-
-	spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-	radix_tree_tag_set(&nfsi->nfs_page_tree,
-			req->wb_index, NFS_PAGE_TAG_DIRTY);
-	nfs_list_add_request(req, &nfsi->dirty);
-	nfsi->ndirty++;
-	spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
-	__mark_inode_dirty(inode, I_DIRTY_PAGES);
-}
-
 static void
 nfs_redirty_request(struct nfs_page *req)
 {
@@ -438,7 +432,7 @@
 {
 	struct page *page = req->wb_page;
 
-	if (page == NULL)
+	if (page == NULL || test_bit(PG_NEED_COMMIT, &req->wb_flags))
 		return 0;
 	return !PageWriteback(req->wb_page);
 }
@@ -456,6 +450,7 @@
 	spin_lock(&nfsi->req_lock);
 	nfs_list_add_request(req, &nfsi->commit);
 	nfsi->ncommit++;
+	set_bit(PG_NEED_COMMIT, &(req)->wb_flags);
 	spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
 	inc_zone_page_state(req->wb_page, NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
 	__mark_inode_dirty(inode, I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
@@ -470,7 +465,7 @@
 static inline
 int nfs_reschedule_unstable_write(struct nfs_page *req)
 {
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(PG_NEED_COMMIT, &req->wb_flags)) {
+	if (test_bit(PG_NEED_COMMIT, &req->wb_flags)) {
 		nfs_mark_request_commit(req);
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -557,6 +552,7 @@
 		req = nfs_list_entry(head->next);
 		dec_zone_page_state(req->wb_page, NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
 		nfs_list_remove_request(req);
+		clear_bit(PG_NEED_COMMIT, &(req)->wb_flags);
 		nfs_inode_remove_request(req);
 		nfs_unlock_request(req);
 	}
@@ -1295,6 +1291,7 @@
 	while (!list_empty(&data->pages)) {
 		req = nfs_list_entry(data->pages.next);
 		nfs_list_remove_request(req);
+		clear_bit(PG_NEED_COMMIT, &(req)->wb_flags);
 		dec_zone_page_state(req->wb_page, NR_UNSTABLE_NFS);
 
 		dprintk("NFS: commit (%s/%Ld %d@%Ld)",