diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index eb61cecf42d6..eb9b34442b1d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -3877,6 +3877,15 @@ static ssize_t __cifs_readv(
 		len = ctx->len;
 	}
 
+	if (direct) {
+		rc = filemap_write_and_wait_range(file->f_inode->i_mapping,
+						  offset, offset + len - 1);
+		if (rc) {
+			kref_put(&ctx->refcount, cifs_aio_ctx_release);
+			return -EAGAIN;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* grab a lock here due to read response handlers can access ctx */
 	mutex_lock(&ctx->aio_mutex);