diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 826d4dace0e5..0169eca8eb42 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -988,6 +988,7 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_write_schedule_iovec(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
 ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	ssize_t result = -EINVAL;
+	size_t count;
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
@@ -998,8 +999,11 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	dfprintk(FILE, "NFS: direct write(%pD2, %zd@%Ld)\n",
 		file, iov_iter_count(iter), (long long) iocb->ki_pos);
 
-	nfs_add_stats(mapping->host, NFSIOS_DIRECTWRITTENBYTES,
-		      iov_iter_count(iter));
+	result = generic_write_checks(iocb, iter);
+	if (result <= 0)
+		return result;
+	count = result;
+	nfs_add_stats(mapping->host, NFSIOS_DIRECTWRITTENBYTES, count);
 
 	pos = iocb->ki_pos;
 	end = (pos + iov_iter_count(iter) - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -1017,7 +1021,7 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	task_io_account_write(iov_iter_count(iter));
+	task_io_account_write(count);
 
 	result = -ENOMEM;
 	dreq = nfs_direct_req_alloc();
@@ -1025,7 +1029,7 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	dreq->inode = inode;
-	dreq->bytes_left = dreq->max_count = iov_iter_count(iter);
+	dreq->bytes_left = dreq->max_count = count;
 	dreq->io_start = pos;
 	dreq->ctx = get_nfs_open_context(nfs_file_open_context(iocb->ki_filp));
 	l_ctx = nfs_get_lock_context(dreq->ctx);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index df4dd8e7e62e..c26847c84d00 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -629,12 +629,8 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	if (result)
 		return result;
 
-	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT) {
-		result = generic_write_checks(iocb, from);
-		if (result <= 0)
-			return result;
+	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT)
 		return nfs_file_direct_write(iocb, from);
-	}
 
 	dprintk("NFS: write(%pD2, %zu@%Ld)\n",
 		file, count, (long long) iocb->ki_pos);