diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 6c32100..e1d415e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@
 	};
 	struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
 		.rpc_client = NFS_CLIENT(inode),
+		.rpc_message = &msg,
 		.callback_ops = &nfs_write_direct_ops,
 		.workqueue = nfsiod_workqueue,
 		.flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC,