diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 7f9ecc46f3fb..89e98312599d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -97,18 +97,6 @@ u64 nfs_compat_user_ino64(u64 fileid)
 	return ino;
 }
 
-int nfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = nfs_commit_inode(inode,
-			wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ? FLUSH_SYNC : 0);
-	if (ret >= 0)
-		return 0;
-	__mark_inode_dirty(inode, I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 void nfs_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index d63d964a0392..09e97097baaa 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_commit_ops = {
 	.rpc_release = nfs_commit_release,
 };
 
-int nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int how)
+static int nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int how)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(head);
 	int res;
@@ -1406,13 +1406,35 @@ int nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int how)
 	}
 	return res;
 }
+
+static int nfs_commit_unstable_pages(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = nfs_commit_inode(inode,
+			wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ? FLUSH_SYNC : 0);
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		return 0;
+	__mark_inode_dirty(inode, I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
+	return ret;
+}
 #else
 static inline int nfs_commit_list(struct inode *inode, struct list_head *head, int how)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int nfs_commit_unstable_pages(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
+int nfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	return nfs_commit_unstable_pages(inode, wbc);
+}
+
 long nfs_sync_mapping_wait(struct address_space *mapping, struct writeback_control *wbc, int how)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index d09db1bc9083..384ea3ef2863 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -483,15 +483,8 @@ extern int nfs_wb_nocommit(struct inode *inode);
 extern int nfs_wb_page(struct inode *inode, struct page* page);
 extern int nfs_wb_page_cancel(struct inode *inode, struct page* page);
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3) || defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
-extern int  nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *, int);
 extern struct nfs_write_data *nfs_commitdata_alloc(void);
 extern void nfs_commit_free(struct nfs_write_data *wdata);
-#else
-static inline int
-nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int how)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
 #endif
 
 static inline int