diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index c8c53a0..1955bfe 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -676,6 +676,9 @@
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_direct_ops = {
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+	.rpc_call_prepare = nfs_write_prepare,
+#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs_direct_write_result,
 	.rpc_release = nfs_direct_write_release,
 };