2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 2cefa417be34..abca7437d192 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -1129,7 +1129,9 @@ static ssize_t do_sendfile(int out_fd, int in_fd, loff_t *ppos,
         if (in.file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
                 fl = SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK;
 #endif
+        file_start_write(out.file);
         retval = do_splice_direct(in.file, &pos, out.file, &out_pos, count, fl);
+        file_end_write(out.file);
 
         if (retval > 0) {
                 add_rchar(current, retval);
diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index fed5134f761c..78b3d12046e7 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -1303,11 +1303,9 @@ long do_splice_direct(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos, struct file *out,
         };
         long ret;
 
-        file_start_write(out);
         ret = splice_direct_to_actor(in, &sd, direct_splice_actor);
         if (ret > 0)
                 *ppos = sd.pos;
-        file_end_write(out);
 
         return ret;
 }