diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 5a976fa343df..04ebe9633630 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -782,23 +782,18 @@ static void nfs_write_sync_pgio_error(struct list_head *head, int error)
 static void nfs_direct_write_reschedule_io(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 {
 	struct nfs_direct_req *dreq = hdr->dreq;
-	struct nfs_page *req;
-	struct nfs_commit_info cinfo;
 
 	trace_nfs_direct_write_reschedule_io(dreq);
 
-	nfs_init_cinfo_from_dreq(&cinfo, dreq);
 	spin_lock(&dreq->lock);
-	if (dreq->error == 0)
+	if (dreq->error == 0) {
 		dreq->flags = NFS_ODIRECT_RESCHED_WRITES;
-	set_bit(NFS_IOHDR_REDO, &hdr->flags);
-	spin_unlock(&dreq->lock);
-	while (!list_empty(&hdr->pages)) {
-		req = nfs_list_entry(hdr->pages.next);
-		nfs_list_remove_request(req);
-		nfs_unlock_request(req);
-		nfs_mark_request_commit(req, NULL, &cinfo, 0);
+		/* fake unstable write to let common nfs resend pages */
+		hdr->verf.committed = NFS_UNSTABLE;
+		hdr->good_bytes = hdr->args.offset + hdr->args.count -
+			hdr->io_start;
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&dreq->lock);
 }
 
 static const struct nfs_pgio_completion_ops nfs_direct_write_completion_ops = {