diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index 33a21ca..69146f3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * nfs_unlock_request - Unlock request and wake up sleepers.
+ * nfs_unlock_request_dont_release - Unlock request and wake up sleepers.
  * @req:
  */
-void nfs_unlock_request(struct nfs_page *req)
+void nfs_unlock_request_dont_release(struct nfs_page *req)
 {
 	if (!NFS_WBACK_BUSY(req)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "NFS: Invalid unlock attempted\n");
@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@
 	clear_bit(PG_BUSY, &req->wb_flags);
 	smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
 	wake_up_bit(&req->wb_flags, PG_BUSY);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nfs_unlock_request - Unlock request and release the nfs_page
+ */
+void nfs_unlock_request(struct nfs_page *req)
+{
+	nfs_unlock_request_dont_release(req);
 	nfs_release_request(req);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 6f263da..fd36b31 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -628,8 +628,9 @@
 remove_req:
 		nfs_inode_remove_request(req);
 next:
-		nfs_unlock_request(req);
+		nfs_unlock_request_dont_release(req);
 		nfs_end_page_writeback(page);
+		nfs_release_request(req);
 	}
 out:
 	hdr->release(hdr);
@@ -1042,8 +1043,9 @@
 	struct page *page = req->wb_page;
 
 	nfs_mark_request_dirty(req);
-	nfs_unlock_request(req);
+	nfs_unlock_request_dont_release(req);
 	nfs_end_page_writeback(page);
+	nfs_release_request(req);
 }
 
 static void nfs_async_write_error(struct list_head *head)
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_page.h b/include/linux/nfs_page.h
index f9ee9eb..ef75042 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_page.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_page.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 				struct nfs_page *req);
 extern  int nfs_wait_on_request(struct nfs_page *);
 extern	void nfs_unlock_request(struct nfs_page *req);
+extern void nfs_unlock_request_dont_release(struct nfs_page *req);
 
 /*
  * Lock the page of an asynchronous request without getting a new reference