diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
index 76b6f988e2fa969103b8e986b1861ab41585867f..81f5bf7f0e72ea2fc4fa40d20cbe6e5000b5df07 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ xfs_submit_ioend(
 		return status;
 	}
 
+	ioend->io_bio->bi_write_hint = ioend->io_inode->i_write_hint;
 	submit_bio(ioend->io_bio);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -565,6 +566,7 @@ xfs_chain_bio(
 	bio_chain(ioend->io_bio, new);
 	bio_get(ioend->io_bio);		/* for xfs_destroy_ioend */
 	ioend->io_bio->bi_opf = REQ_OP_WRITE | wbc_to_write_flags(wbc);
+	ioend->io_bio->bi_write_hint = ioend->io_inode->i_write_hint;
 	submit_bio(ioend->io_bio);
 	ioend->io_bio = new;
 }