diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 206742bbb..4a3796c6b 100755
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -330,37 +330,27 @@ nfsd_file_alloc(struct nfsd_file_lookup_key *key, unsigned int may)
 	return nf;
 }
 
+/**
+ * nfsd_file_check_write_error - check for writeback errors on a file
+ * @nf: nfsd_file to check for writeback errors
+ *
+ * Check whether a nfsd_file has an unseen error. Reset the write
+ * verifier if so.
+ */
 static void
-nfsd_file_fsync(struct nfsd_file *nf)
-{
-	struct file *file = nf->nf_file;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (!file || !(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
-		return;
-	ret = vfs_fsync(file, 1);
-	trace_nfsd_file_fsync(nf, ret);
-	if (ret)
-		nfsd_reset_write_verifier(net_generic(nf->nf_net, nfsd_net_id));
-}
-
-static int
 nfsd_file_check_write_error(struct nfsd_file *nf)
 {
 	struct file *file = nf->nf_file;
 
-	if (!file || !(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
-		return 0;
-	return filemap_check_wb_err(file->f_mapping, READ_ONCE(file->f_wb_err));
+	if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) &&
+	    filemap_check_wb_err(file->f_mapping, READ_ONCE(file->f_wb_err)))
+		nfsd_reset_write_verifier(net_generic(nf->nf_net, nfsd_net_id));
 }
 
 static void
 nfsd_file_hash_remove(struct nfsd_file *nf)
 {
 	trace_nfsd_file_unhash(nf);
-
-	if (nfsd_file_check_write_error(nf))
-		nfsd_reset_write_verifier(net_generic(nf->nf_net, nfsd_net_id));
 	rhashtable_remove_fast(&nfsd_file_rhash_tbl, &nf->nf_rhash,
 			       nfsd_file_rhash_params);
 }
@@ -386,23 +376,12 @@ nfsd_file_free(struct nfsd_file *nf)
 	this_cpu_add(nfsd_file_total_age, age);
 
 	nfsd_file_unhash(nf);
-
-	/*
-	 * We call fsync here in order to catch writeback errors. It's not
-	 * strictly required by the protocol, but an nfsd_file could get
-	 * evicted from the cache before a COMMIT comes in. If another
-	 * task were to open that file in the interim and scrape the error,
-	 * then the client may never see it. By calling fsync here, we ensure
-	 * that writeback happens before the entry is freed, and that any
-	 * errors reported result in the write verifier changing.
-	 */
-	nfsd_file_fsync(nf);
-
 	if (nf->nf_mark)
 		nfsd_file_mark_put(nf->nf_mark);
 	if (nf->nf_file) {
 		get_file(nf->nf_file);
 		filp_close(nf->nf_file, NULL);
+		nfsd_file_check_write_error(nf);
 		fput(nf->nf_file);
 	}
 
@@ -1157,6 +1136,7 @@ wait_for_construction:
 out:
 	if (status == nfs_ok) {
 		this_cpu_inc(nfsd_file_acquisitions);
+		nfsd_file_check_write_error(nf);
 		*pnf = nf;
 	} else {
 		if (refcount_dec_and_test(&nf->nf_ref))
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/trace.h b/fs/nfsd/trace.h
index 0f6749827..445d00f00 100755
--- a/fs/nfsd/trace.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/trace.h
@@ -1112,37 +1112,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(nfsd_file_close,
 	)
 );
 
-TRACE_EVENT(nfsd_file_fsync,
-	TP_PROTO(
-		const struct nfsd_file *nf,
-		int ret
-	),
-	TP_ARGS(nf, ret),
-	TP_STRUCT__entry(
-		__field(void *, nf_inode)
-		__field(int, nf_ref)
-		__field(int, ret)
-		__field(unsigned long, nf_flags)
-		__field(unsigned char, nf_may)
-		__field(struct file *, nf_file)
-	),
-	TP_fast_assign(
-		__entry->nf_inode = nf->nf_inode;
-		__entry->nf_ref = refcount_read(&nf->nf_ref);
-		__entry->ret = ret;
-		__entry->nf_flags = nf->nf_flags;
-		__entry->nf_may = nf->nf_may;
-		__entry->nf_file = nf->nf_file;
-	),
-	TP_printk("inode=%p ref=%d flags=%s may=%s nf_file=%p ret=%d",
-		__entry->nf_inode,
-		__entry->nf_ref,
-		show_nf_flags(__entry->nf_flags),
-		show_nfsd_may_flags(__entry->nf_may),
-		__entry->nf_file, __entry->ret
-	)
-);
-
 #include "cache.h"
 
 TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM(RC_DROPIT);