diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 018af6ec97b4..5d86ffa72cea 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -525,7 +525,9 @@ static void nfs_direct_add_page_head(struct list_head *list,
 	kref_get(&head->wb_kref);
 }
 
-static void nfs_direct_join_group(struct list_head *list, struct inode *inode)
+static void nfs_direct_join_group(struct list_head *list,
+				  struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
+				  struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct nfs_page *req, *subreq;
 
@@ -547,7 +549,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_join_group(struct list_head *list, struct inode *inode)
 				nfs_release_request(subreq);
 			}
 		} while ((subreq = subreq->wb_this_page) != req);
-		nfs_join_page_group(req, inode);
+		nfs_join_page_group(req, cinfo, inode);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -573,7 +575,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_write_reschedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
 	nfs_init_cinfo_from_dreq(&cinfo, dreq);
 	nfs_direct_write_scan_commit_list(dreq->inode, &reqs, &cinfo);
 
-	nfs_direct_join_group(&reqs, dreq->inode);
+	nfs_direct_join_group(&reqs, &cinfo, dreq->inode);
 
 	dreq->count = 0;
 	dreq->max_count = 0;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index be70874bc329..4231d51fc1ad 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ static const struct nfs_pgio_completion_ops nfs_async_write_completion_ops;
 static const struct nfs_commit_completion_ops nfs_commit_completion_ops;
 static const struct nfs_rw_ops nfs_rw_write_ops;
 static void nfs_inode_remove_request(struct nfs_page *req);
-static void nfs_clear_request_commit(struct nfs_page *req);
+static void nfs_clear_request_commit(struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
+				     struct nfs_page *req);
 static void nfs_init_cinfo_from_inode(struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
 				      struct inode *inode);
 static struct nfs_page *
@@ -500,8 +501,8 @@ nfs_destroy_unlinked_subrequests(struct nfs_page *destroy_list,
  * the (former) group.  All subrequests are removed from any write or commit
  * lists, unlinked from the group and destroyed.
  */
-void
-nfs_join_page_group(struct nfs_page *head, struct inode *inode)
+void nfs_join_page_group(struct nfs_page *head, struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
+			 struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct nfs_page *subreq;
 	struct nfs_page *destroy_list = NULL;
@@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ nfs_join_page_group(struct nfs_page *head, struct inode *inode)
 	 * Commit list removal accounting is done after locks are dropped */
 	subreq = head;
 	do {
-		nfs_clear_request_commit(subreq);
+		nfs_clear_request_commit(cinfo, subreq);
 		subreq = subreq->wb_this_page;
 	} while (subreq != head);
 
@@ -565,8 +566,10 @@ nfs_lock_and_join_requests(struct page *page)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = page_file_mapping(page)->host;
 	struct nfs_page *head;
+	struct nfs_commit_info cinfo;
 	int ret;
 
+	nfs_init_cinfo_from_inode(&cinfo, inode);
 	/*
 	 * A reference is taken only on the head request which acts as a
 	 * reference to the whole page group - the group will not be destroyed
@@ -583,7 +586,7 @@ nfs_lock_and_join_requests(struct page *page)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
-	nfs_join_page_group(head, inode);
+	nfs_join_page_group(head, &cinfo, inode);
 
 	return head;
 }
@@ -945,18 +948,16 @@ nfs_clear_page_commit(struct page *page)
 }
 
 /* Called holding the request lock on @req */
-static void
-nfs_clear_request_commit(struct nfs_page *req)
+static void nfs_clear_request_commit(struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
+				     struct nfs_page *req)
 {
 	if (test_bit(PG_CLEAN, &req->wb_flags)) {
 		struct nfs_open_context *ctx = nfs_req_openctx(req);
 		struct inode *inode = d_inode(ctx->dentry);
-		struct nfs_commit_info cinfo;
 
-		nfs_init_cinfo_from_inode(&cinfo, inode);
 		mutex_lock(&NFS_I(inode)->commit_mutex);
-		if (!pnfs_clear_request_commit(req, &cinfo)) {
-			nfs_request_remove_commit_list(req, &cinfo);
+		if (!pnfs_clear_request_commit(req, cinfo)) {
+			nfs_request_remove_commit_list(req, cinfo);
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&NFS_I(inode)->commit_mutex);
 		nfs_clear_page_commit(req->wb_page);
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_page.h b/include/linux/nfs_page.h
index f0373a6cb5fb..40aa09a21f75 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_page.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_page.h
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ extern	void nfs_unlock_request(struct nfs_page *req);
 extern	void nfs_unlock_and_release_request(struct nfs_page *);
 extern	struct nfs_page *nfs_page_group_lock_head(struct nfs_page *req);
 extern	int nfs_page_group_lock_subrequests(struct nfs_page *head);
-extern	void nfs_join_page_group(struct nfs_page *head, struct inode *inode);
+extern void nfs_join_page_group(struct nfs_page *head,
+				struct nfs_commit_info *cinfo,
+				struct inode *inode);
 extern int nfs_page_group_lock(struct nfs_page *);
 extern void nfs_page_group_unlock(struct nfs_page *);
 extern bool nfs_page_group_sync_on_bit(struct nfs_page *, unsigned int);