diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 1940f1a56a5fe059cac63144a4f17cdbf26ab1da..c4bdaf15289aa264b68ab2c66fa8d049e07c6b42 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -554,9 +554,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_commit_release(void *calldata)
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_commit_direct_ops = {
-#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
 	.rpc_call_prepare = nfs_write_prepare,
-#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs_direct_commit_result,
 	.rpc_release = nfs_direct_commit_release,
 };
@@ -696,9 +694,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_write_release(void *calldata)
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_direct_ops = {
-#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
 	.rpc_call_prepare = nfs_write_prepare,
-#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs_direct_write_result,
 	.rpc_release = nfs_direct_write_release,
 };
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index 91943953a3703edb21e30e96b2b01655d3fa3234..3bcf722800f312fe93993e76d21b0e866fe58803 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -828,6 +828,11 @@ static void nfs3_proc_write_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, struct rpc_messag
 	msg->rpc_proc = &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_WRITE];
 }
 
+static void nfs3_proc_write_rpc_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
+{
+	rpc_call_start(task);
+}
+
 static int nfs3_commit_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
 {
 	if (nfs3_async_handle_jukebox(task, data->inode))
@@ -881,6 +886,7 @@ const struct nfs_rpc_ops nfs_v3_clientops = {
 	.read_setup	= nfs3_proc_read_setup,
 	.read_done	= nfs3_read_done,
 	.write_setup	= nfs3_proc_write_setup,
+	.write_rpc_prepare = nfs3_proc_write_rpc_prepare,
 	.write_done	= nfs3_write_done,
 	.commit_setup	= nfs3_proc_commit_setup,
 	.commit_done	= nfs3_commit_done,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index d41d97fb4cb9463be09261cef624c973ae3bd7bd..dc910691acc0d5971add79fee064b67b0e9b4263 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -3373,6 +3373,16 @@ static void nfs4_proc_write_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, struct rpc_messag
 	nfs41_init_sequence(&data->args.seq_args, &data->res.seq_res, 1);
 }
 
+static void nfs4_proc_write_rpc_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
+{
+	if (nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->inode),
+				&data->args.seq_args,
+				&data->res.seq_res,
+				task))
+		return;
+	rpc_call_start(task);
+}
+
 static int nfs4_commit_done_cb(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = data->inode;
@@ -6449,6 +6459,7 @@ const struct nfs_rpc_ops nfs_v4_clientops = {
 	.read_setup	= nfs4_proc_read_setup,
 	.read_done	= nfs4_read_done,
 	.write_setup	= nfs4_proc_write_setup,
+	.write_rpc_prepare = nfs4_proc_write_rpc_prepare,
 	.write_done	= nfs4_write_done,
 	.commit_setup	= nfs4_proc_commit_setup,
 	.commit_done	= nfs4_commit_done,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/proc.c b/fs/nfs/proc.c
index 0c672588fe5a71217ac83df8e1a11701934c5f9c..8069b41e7f2d21cb88d782db96e1d022c44deb90 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/proc.c
@@ -668,6 +668,11 @@ static void nfs_proc_write_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, struct rpc_message
 	msg->rpc_proc = &nfs_procedures[NFSPROC_WRITE];
 }
 
+static void nfs_proc_write_rpc_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_write_data *data)
+{
+	rpc_call_start(task);
+}
+
 static void
 nfs_proc_commit_setup(struct nfs_write_data *data, struct rpc_message *msg)
 {
@@ -738,6 +743,7 @@ const struct nfs_rpc_ops nfs_v2_clientops = {
 	.read_setup	= nfs_proc_read_setup,
 	.read_done	= nfs_read_done,
 	.write_setup	= nfs_proc_write_setup,
+	.write_rpc_prepare = nfs_proc_write_rpc_prepare,
 	.write_done	= nfs_write_done,
 	.commit_setup	= nfs_proc_commit_setup,
 	.lock		= nfs_proc_lock,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index bd93d40099f9f9be4ab84f2b6016e90f71752775..2c68818f68ac056b8587c22bf40f8f5d229a6403 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1172,23 +1172,14 @@ static void nfs_writeback_release_partial(void *calldata)
 	nfs_writedata_release(calldata);
 }
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
 void nfs_write_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 {
 	struct nfs_write_data *data = calldata;
-
-	if (nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->inode),
-				&data->args.seq_args,
-				&data->res.seq_res, task))
-		return;
-	rpc_call_start(task);
+	NFS_PROTO(data->inode)->write_rpc_prepare(task, data);
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_partial_ops = {
-#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
 	.rpc_call_prepare = nfs_write_prepare,
-#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs_writeback_done_partial,
 	.rpc_release = nfs_writeback_release_partial,
 };
@@ -1250,9 +1241,7 @@ static void nfs_writeback_release_full(void *calldata)
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_write_full_ops = {
-#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
 	.rpc_call_prepare = nfs_write_prepare,
-#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs_writeback_done_full,
 	.rpc_release = nfs_writeback_release_full,
 };
@@ -1544,9 +1533,7 @@ static void nfs_commit_release(void *calldata)
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_commit_ops = {
-#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
 	.rpc_call_prepare = nfs_write_prepare,
-#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs_commit_done,
 	.rpc_release = nfs_commit_release,
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index c1cf86cceee43e8e5dd359892d9bd928c5852afb..b02a5f9eb2178a6381d0a8fe40e8fd8c2386ca81 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -1246,6 +1246,7 @@ struct nfs_rpc_ops {
 	void	(*read_setup)   (struct nfs_read_data *, struct rpc_message *);
 	int	(*read_done)  (struct rpc_task *, struct nfs_read_data *);
 	void	(*write_setup)  (struct nfs_write_data *, struct rpc_message *);
+	void	(*write_rpc_prepare)(struct rpc_task *, struct nfs_write_data *);
 	int	(*write_done)  (struct rpc_task *, struct nfs_write_data *);
 	void	(*commit_setup) (struct nfs_write_data *, struct rpc_message *);
 	int	(*commit_done) (struct rpc_task *, struct nfs_write_data *);