diff --git a/fs/direct-io.c b/fs/direct-io.c
index 62cf812ed0e5..96415c65bbdc 100644
--- a/fs/direct-io.c
+++ b/fs/direct-io.c
@@ -866,7 +866,8 @@ out:
 	 */
 	if (sdio->boundary) {
 		ret = dio_send_cur_page(dio, sdio, map_bh);
-		dio_bio_submit(dio, sdio);
+		if (sdio->bio)
+			dio_bio_submit(dio, sdio);
 		put_page(sdio->cur_page);
 		sdio->cur_page = NULL;
 	}