diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 853d6d1..a7eda8e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -2559,8 +2559,8 @@
 	if (rc > 0) {
 		ssize_t err;
 
-		err = generic_write_sync(file, pos, rc);
-		if (err < 0 && rc > 0)
+		err = generic_write_sync(file, iocb->ki_pos - rc, rc);
+		if (err < 0)
 			rc = err;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index 43e64f6..1a50739 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		ssize_t err;
 
-		err = generic_write_sync(file, pos, ret);
+		err = generic_write_sync(file, iocb->ki_pos - ret, ret);
 		if (err < 0 && ret > 0)
 			ret = err;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/file.c b/fs/ntfs/file.c
index ea4ba9d..db9bd8a 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/file.c
@@ -2134,7 +2134,7 @@
 	ret = ntfs_file_aio_write_nolock(iocb, iov, nr_segs, &iocb->ki_pos);
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	if (ret > 0) {
-		int err = generic_write_sync(file, pos, ret);
+		int err = generic_write_sync(file, iocb->ki_pos - ret, ret);
 		if (err < 0)
 			ret = err;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/sync.c b/fs/sync.c
index f155374..e8ba024 100644
--- a/fs/sync.c
+++ b/fs/sync.c
@@ -222,23 +222,6 @@
 	return do_fsync(fd, 1);
 }
 
-/**
- * generic_write_sync - perform syncing after a write if file / inode is sync
- * @file:	file to which the write happened
- * @pos:	offset where the write started
- * @count:	length of the write
- *
- * This is just a simple wrapper about our general syncing function.
- */
-int generic_write_sync(struct file *file, loff_t pos, loff_t count)
-{
-	if (!(file->f_flags & O_DSYNC) && !IS_SYNC(file->f_mapping->host))
-		return 0;
-	return vfs_fsync_range(file, pos, pos + count - 1,
-			       (file->f_flags & __O_SYNC) ? 0 : 1);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_write_sync);
-
 /*
  * sys_sync_file_range() permits finely controlled syncing over a segment of
  * a file in the range offset .. (offset+nbytes-1) inclusive.  If nbytes is
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index 2e7989e..64b48ea 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@
 		XFS_STATS_ADD(xs_write_bytes, ret);
 
 		/* Handle various SYNC-type writes */
-		err = generic_write_sync(file, pos, ret);
+		err = generic_write_sync(file, iocb->ki_pos - ret, ret);
 		if (err < 0)
 			ret = err;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 09f553c..75ff961 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2273,7 +2273,13 @@
 extern int vfs_fsync_range(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end,
 			   int datasync);
 extern int vfs_fsync(struct file *file, int datasync);
-extern int generic_write_sync(struct file *file, loff_t pos, loff_t count);
+static inline int generic_write_sync(struct file *file, loff_t pos, loff_t count)
+{
+	if (!(file->f_flags & O_DSYNC) && !IS_SYNC(file->f_mapping->host))
+		return 0;
+	return vfs_fsync_range(file, pos, pos + count - 1,
+			       (file->f_flags & __O_SYNC) ? 0 : 1);
+}
 extern void emergency_sync(void);
 extern void emergency_remount(void);
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index d56d3c1..7a13f6a 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -2553,8 +2553,8 @@
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		ssize_t err;
 
-		err = generic_write_sync(file, pos, ret);
-		if (err < 0 && ret > 0)
+		err = generic_write_sync(file, iocb->ki_pos - ret, ret);
+		if (err < 0)
 			ret = err;
 	}
 	return ret;