diff --git a/fs/orangefs/file.c b/fs/orangefs/file.c
index dafa03ef0107302ec3b6e5a5eb1b28b1622f91d9..193671c137c35cb3b7044afaf93e285e463b8fd8 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/file.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/file.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static ssize_t wait_for_direct_io(enum ORANGEFS_io_type type, struct inode *inod
 	 * a new shared memory location.
 	 */
 	if (ret == -EAGAIN && op_state_purged(new_op)) {
-		orangefs_bufmap_put(bufmap, buffer_index);
+		orangefs_bufmap_put(buffer_index);
 		buffer_index = -1;
 		if (type == ORANGEFS_IO_WRITE)
 			*iter = saved;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static ssize_t wait_for_direct_io(enum ORANGEFS_io_type type, struct inode *inod
 		} else {
 			complete(&new_op->done);
 		}
-		orangefs_bufmap_put(bufmap, buffer_index);
+		orangefs_bufmap_put(buffer_index);
 		buffer_index = -1;
 		/*
 		 * don't write an error to syslog on signaled operation
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static ssize_t wait_for_direct_io(enum ORANGEFS_io_type type, struct inode *inod
 
 out:
 	if (buffer_index >= 0) {
-		orangefs_bufmap_put(bufmap, buffer_index);
+		orangefs_bufmap_put(buffer_index);
 		gossip_debug(GOSSIP_FILE_DEBUG,
 			     "%s(%pU): PUT buffer_index %d\n",
 			     __func__, handle, buffer_index);
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-bufmap.c b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-bufmap.c
index c60019de1fd8626892382b3b15edd0642b636889..1819dee584334800ed69490e40016b5698a41eba 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-bufmap.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-bufmap.c
@@ -458,9 +458,10 @@ int orangefs_bufmap_get(struct orangefs_bufmap **mapp, int *buffer_index)
  *
  * no return value
  */
-void orangefs_bufmap_put(struct orangefs_bufmap *bufmap, int buffer_index)
+void orangefs_bufmap_put(int buffer_index)
 {
 	struct slot_args slargs;
+	struct orangefs_bufmap *bufmap = __orangefs_bufmap;
 
 	slargs.slot_count = bufmap->desc_count;
 	slargs.slot_array = bufmap->buffer_index_array;
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-bufmap.h b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-bufmap.h
index dff55e2857c5ca0fa76da1c6c5f50f0e12047594..2a2d4269d03ebf257fb76a037b490ca75c598bef 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-bufmap.h
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-bufmap.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void orangefs_bufmap_finalize(void);
 
 int orangefs_bufmap_get(struct orangefs_bufmap **mapp, int *buffer_index);
 
-void orangefs_bufmap_put(struct orangefs_bufmap *bufmap, int buffer_index);
+void orangefs_bufmap_put(int buffer_index);
 
 int orangefs_readdir_index_get(struct orangefs_bufmap **mapp, int *buffer_index);