diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index 9f7ec15..f0081f2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -781,10 +781,12 @@
 	if (ocount == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	xfs_wait_for_freeze(ip->i_mount, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
+	sb_start_write(inode->i_sb);
 
-	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount))
-		return -EIO;
+	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount)) {
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (unlikely(file->f_flags & O_DIRECT))
 		ret = xfs_file_dio_aio_write(iocb, iovp, nr_segs, pos, ocount);
@@ -803,6 +805,8 @@
 			ret = err;
 	}
 
+out:
+	sb_end_write(inode->i_sb);
 	return ret;
 }