diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/file.c b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
index 970ecd9..373d862 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@
 				   we restart it. This will also free the path. */
 				if (journal_transaction_should_end
 				    (th, th->t_blocks_allocated)) {
+					inode->i_size = cpu_key_k_offset(&key) +
+						(to_paste << inode->i_blkbits);
 					res =
 					    restart_transaction(th, inode,
 								&path);
@@ -1310,56 +1312,8 @@
 			count = MAX_NON_LFS - (unsigned long)*ppos;
 	}
 
-	if (file->f_flags & O_DIRECT) {	// Direct IO needs treatment
-		ssize_t result, after_file_end = 0;
-		if ((*ppos + count >= inode->i_size)
-		    || (file->f_flags & O_APPEND)) {
-			/* If we are appending a file, we need to put this savelink in here.
-			   If we will crash while doing direct io, finish_unfinished will
-			   cut the garbage from the file end. */
-			reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
-			err =
-			    journal_begin(&th, inode->i_sb,
-					  JOURNAL_PER_BALANCE_CNT);
-			if (err) {
-				reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
-				return err;
-			}
-			reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(inode);
-			add_save_link(&th, inode, 1 /* Truncate */ );
-			after_file_end = 1;
-			err =
-			    journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb,
-					JOURNAL_PER_BALANCE_CNT);
-			reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-		}
-		result = do_sync_write(file, buf, count, ppos);
-
-		if (after_file_end) {	/* Now update i_size and remove the savelink */
-			struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
-			reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
-			err = journal_begin(&th, inode->i_sb, 1);
-			if (err) {
-				reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
-				return err;
-			}
-			reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(inode);
-			mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-			err = journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb, 1);
-			if (err) {
-				reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
-				return err;
-			}
-			err = remove_save_link(inode, 1 /* truncate */ );
-			reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-		}
-
-		return result;
-	}
+	if (file->f_flags & O_DIRECT)
+		return do_sync_write(file, buf, count, ppos);
 
 	if (unlikely((ssize_t) count < 0))
 		return -EINVAL;