diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
index 4c463b99fe574341043cb1f6ab612a59df881d31..3ba0809e0be8a6f2f396def2d2d6419cc1a7c699 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ xfs_get_blocks_dax_fault(
  * whereas if we have flags set we will always be called in task context
  * (i.e. from a workqueue).
  */
-STATIC int
+int
 xfs_end_io_direct_write(
 	struct kiocb		*iocb,
 	loff_t			offset,
@@ -1407,24 +1407,10 @@ xfs_vm_direct_IO(
 	struct kiocb		*iocb,
 	struct iov_iter		*iter)
 {
-	struct inode		*inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping->host;
-	dio_iodone_t		*endio = NULL;
-	int			flags = 0;
-	struct block_device	*bdev;
-
-	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == WRITE) {
-		endio = xfs_end_io_direct_write;
-		flags = DIO_ASYNC_EXTEND;
-	}
-
-	if (IS_DAX(inode)) {
-		return dax_do_io(iocb, inode, iter,
-				 xfs_get_blocks_direct, endio, 0);
-	}
-
-	bdev = xfs_find_bdev_for_inode(inode);
-	return  __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, bdev, iter,
-			xfs_get_blocks_direct, endio, NULL, flags);
+	/*
+	 * We just need the method present so that open/fcntl allow direct I/O.
+	 */
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.h
index 814aab7907134e14cbc3ccb7f72d14001a7834d1..bf2d9a141a734bc8b33fde55e9a3d51e30f37e64 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ int	xfs_get_blocks_direct(struct inode *inode, sector_t offset,
 int	xfs_get_blocks_dax_fault(struct inode *inode, sector_t offset,
 			         struct buffer_head *map_bh, int create);
 
+int	xfs_end_io_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, loff_t offset,
+		ssize_t size, void *private);
+
 extern void xfs_count_page_state(struct page *, int *, int *);
 extern struct block_device *xfs_find_bdev_for_inode(struct inode *);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index 440bb8b5c64d834317449633fd9a7afb383ff797..dd5185dafc9fcb7b9c1533cfd48dd9f897337ed8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -360,7 +360,13 @@ xfs_file_dio_aio_read(
 	}
 
 	data = *to;
-	ret = mapping->a_ops->direct_IO(iocb, &data);
+	if (IS_DAX(inode)) {
+		ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, &data, xfs_get_blocks_direct,
+				NULL, 0);
+	} else {
+		ret = __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, target->bt_bdev, &data,
+				xfs_get_blocks_direct, NULL, NULL, 0);
+	}
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		iocb->ki_pos += ret;
 		iov_iter_advance(to, ret);
@@ -819,7 +825,14 @@ xfs_file_dio_aio_write(
 	trace_xfs_file_direct_write(ip, count, iocb->ki_pos);
 
 	data = *from;
-	ret = mapping->a_ops->direct_IO(iocb, &data);
+	if (IS_DAX(inode)) {
+		ret = dax_do_io(iocb, inode, &data, xfs_get_blocks_direct,
+				xfs_end_io_direct_write, 0);
+	} else {
+		ret = __blockdev_direct_IO(iocb, inode, target->bt_bdev, &data,
+				xfs_get_blocks_direct, xfs_end_io_direct_write,
+				NULL, DIO_ASYNC_EXTEND);
+	}
 
 	/* see generic_file_direct_write() for why this is necessary */
 	if (mapping->nrpages) {