diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 3168f6e3d4d4..9a4cbfc85d81 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_write_reschedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
 			dreq->error = -EIO;
 			spin_unlock(cinfo.lock);
 		}
+		nfs_release_request(req);
 	}
 	nfs_pageio_complete(&desc);