diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 29f00da8a0b7f..b768a0b42e82e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -824,7 +824,8 @@ static void nfs_direct_write_reschedule_io(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 		dreq->flags = NFS_ODIRECT_RESCHED_WRITES;
 		/* fake unstable write to let common nfs resend pages */
 		hdr->verf.committed = NFS_UNSTABLE;
-		hdr->good_bytes = hdr->args.count;
+		hdr->good_bytes = hdr->args.offset + hdr->args.count -
+			hdr->io_start;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dreq->lock);
 }