diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 3d30a1c974a89dbb4429d91d453a1c46d185bb55..06ccf6a86d35ca01a8f80e5a997a30ea8820f30a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -1772,7 +1772,8 @@ static int ocfs2_prepare_inode_for_write(struct dentry *dentry,
 					 loff_t *ppos,
 					 size_t count,
 					 int appending,
-					 int *direct_io)
+					 int *direct_io,
+					 int *has_refcount)
 {
 	int ret = 0, meta_level = 0;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
@@ -1833,6 +1834,8 @@ static int ocfs2_prepare_inode_for_write(struct dentry *dentry,
 							       saved_pos,
 							       count,
 							       &meta_level);
+			if (has_refcount)
+				*has_refcount = 1;
 		}
 
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1856,6 +1859,10 @@ static int ocfs2_prepare_inode_for_write(struct dentry *dentry,
 			break;
 		}
 
+		if (has_refcount && *has_refcount == 1) {
+			*direct_io = 0;
+			break;
+		}
 		/*
 		 * Allowing concurrent direct writes means
 		 * i_size changes wouldn't be synchronized, so
@@ -1899,7 +1906,7 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb,
 				    loff_t pos)
 {
 	int ret, direct_io, appending, rw_level, have_alloc_sem  = 0;
-	int can_do_direct;
+	int can_do_direct, has_refcount = 0;
 	ssize_t written = 0;
 	size_t ocount;		/* original count */
 	size_t count;		/* after file limit checks */
@@ -1942,7 +1949,7 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb,
 	can_do_direct = direct_io;
 	ret = ocfs2_prepare_inode_for_write(file->f_path.dentry, ppos,
 					    iocb->ki_left, appending,
-					    &can_do_direct);
+					    &can_do_direct, &has_refcount);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(ret);
 		goto out;
@@ -2006,14 +2013,16 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb,
 	/* buffered aio wouldn't have proper lock coverage today */
 	BUG_ON(ret == -EIOCBQUEUED && !(file->f_flags & O_DIRECT));
 
-	if ((file->f_flags & O_DSYNC && !direct_io) || IS_SYNC(inode)) {
+	if ((file->f_flags & O_DSYNC && !direct_io) || IS_SYNC(inode) ||
+	    (file->f_flags & O_DIRECT && has_refcount)) {
 		ret = filemap_fdatawrite_range(file->f_mapping, pos,
 					       pos + count - 1);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			written = ret;
 
 		if (!ret && (old_size != i_size_read(inode) ||
-		    old_clusters != OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_clusters)) {
+		    old_clusters != OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_clusters ||
+		    has_refcount)) {
 			ret = jbd2_journal_force_commit(osb->journal->j_journal);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				written = ret;
@@ -2062,7 +2071,7 @@ static int ocfs2_splice_to_file(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = ocfs2_prepare_inode_for_write(out->f_path.dentry,	&sd->pos,
-					    sd->total_len, 0, NULL);
+					    sd->total_len, 0, NULL, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(ret);
 		return ret;