diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index c03926a1cc73..d8cd4f69e33a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -667,10 +667,17 @@ static void nfs_direct_commit_schedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
 	LIST_HEAD(mds_list);
 
 	nfs_init_cinfo_from_dreq(&cinfo, dreq);
+	nfs_commit_begin(cinfo.mds);
 	nfs_scan_commit(dreq->inode, &mds_list, &cinfo);
 	res = nfs_generic_commit_list(dreq->inode, &mds_list, 0, &cinfo);
-	if (res < 0) /* res == -ENOMEM */
-		nfs_direct_write_reschedule(dreq);
+	if (res < 0) { /* res == -ENOMEM */
+		spin_lock(&dreq->lock);
+		if (dreq->flags == 0)
+			dreq->flags = NFS_ODIRECT_RESCHED_WRITES;
+		spin_unlock(&dreq->lock);
+	}
+	if (nfs_commit_end(cinfo.mds))
+		nfs_direct_write_complete(dreq);
 }
 
 static void nfs_direct_write_clear_reqs(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index bb79d3a886ae..5d9dc6c05325 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ static int wait_on_commit(struct nfs_mds_commit_info *cinfo)
 				       !atomic_read(&cinfo->rpcs_out));
 }
 
-static void nfs_commit_begin(struct nfs_mds_commit_info *cinfo)
+void nfs_commit_begin(struct nfs_mds_commit_info *cinfo)
 {
 	atomic_inc(&cinfo->rpcs_out);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index f5ce7b101146..d59116ac8209 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ int nfs_wb_folio_cancel(struct inode *inode, struct folio *folio);
 extern int  nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *, int);
 extern struct nfs_commit_data *nfs_commitdata_alloc(void);
 extern void nfs_commit_free(struct nfs_commit_data *data);
+void nfs_commit_begin(struct nfs_mds_commit_info *cinfo);
 bool nfs_commit_end(struct nfs_mds_commit_info *cinfo);
 
 static inline bool nfs_have_writebacks(const struct inode *inode)