diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 3d67dd7eab4b5..ddf424d76d410 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1117,7 +1117,9 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct nfsd_file *nf,
 	since = READ_ONCE(file->f_wb_err);
 	if (verf)
 		nfsd_copy_write_verifier(verf, nn);
+	file_start_write(file);
 	host_err = vfs_iter_write(file, &iter, &pos, flags);
+	file_end_write(file);
 	if (host_err < 0) {
 		nfsd_reset_write_verifier(nn);
 		trace_nfsd_writeverf_reset(nn, rqstp, host_err);