diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 481f8892a919..58d44057813e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -203,8 +203,10 @@ int nfs_readdir_filler(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, struct page *page)
 	 * Note: assumes we have exclusive access to this mapping either
 	 *	 through inode->i_mutex or some other mechanism.
 	 */
-	if (page->index == 0)
-		invalidate_inode_pages2_range(inode->i_mapping, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, -1);
+	if (page->index == 0 && invalidate_inode_pages2_range(inode->i_mapping, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, -1) < 0) {
+		/* Should never happen */
+		nfs_zap_mapping(inode, inode->i_mapping);
+	}
 	unlock_page(page);
 	return 0;
  error:
diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 1e873fcab947..bdfabf854a51 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_write_complete(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq, struct inode
 			if (dreq->commit_data != NULL)
 				nfs_commit_free(dreq->commit_data);
 			nfs_direct_free_writedata(dreq);
+			nfs_zap_mapping(inode, inode->i_mapping);
 			nfs_direct_complete(dreq);
 	}
 }
@@ -517,6 +518,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_write_complete(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq, struct inode
 {
 	nfs_end_data_update(inode);
 	nfs_direct_free_writedata(dreq);
+	nfs_zap_mapping(inode, inode->i_mapping);
 	nfs_direct_complete(dreq);
 }
 #endif
@@ -830,17 +832,6 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 
 	retval = nfs_direct_write(iocb, (unsigned long) buf, count, pos);
 
-	/*
-	 * XXX: nfs_end_data_update() already ensures this file's
-	 *      cached data is subsequently invalidated.  Do we really
-	 *      need to call invalidate_inode_pages2() again here?
-	 *
-	 *      For aio writes, this invalidation will almost certainly
-	 *      occur before the writes complete.  Kind of racey.
-	 */
-	if (mapping->nrpages)
-		invalidate_inode_pages2(mapping);
-
 	if (retval > 0)
 		iocb->ki_pos = pos + retval;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index bc9376ca86cd..9979ad1cf8eb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ void nfs_zap_caches(struct inode *inode)
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 }
 
+void nfs_zap_mapping(struct inode *inode, struct address_space *mapping)
+{
+	if (mapping->nrpages != 0) {
+		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+		NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	}
+}
+
 static void nfs_zap_acl_cache(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	void (*clear_acl_cache)(struct inode *);
@@ -671,13 +680,20 @@ int nfs_revalidate_mapping(struct inode *inode, struct address_space *mapping)
 	if ((nfsi->cache_validity & NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE)
 			|| nfs_attribute_timeout(inode))
 		ret = __nfs_revalidate_inode(NFS_SERVER(inode), inode);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
 
 	if (nfsi->cache_validity & NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA) {
-		nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_DATAINVALIDATE);
-		if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
-			nfs_sync_mapping(mapping);
-		invalidate_inode_pages2(mapping);
-
+		if (mapping->nrpages != 0) {
+			if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
+				ret = nfs_sync_mapping(mapping);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					goto out;
+			}
+			ret = invalidate_inode_pages2(mapping);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto out;
+		}
 		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 		nfsi->cache_validity &= ~NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
@@ -687,10 +703,12 @@ int nfs_revalidate_mapping(struct inode *inode, struct address_space *mapping)
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 
+		nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_DATAINVALIDATE);
 		dfprintk(PAGECACHE, "NFS: (%s/%Ld) data cache invalidated\n",
 				inode->i_sb->s_id,
 				(long long)NFS_FILEID(inode));
 	}
+out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index 76ff54846ada..6b2de1be5815 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ static inline int nfs_verify_change_attribute(struct inode *inode, unsigned long
  * linux/fs/nfs/inode.c
  */
 extern int nfs_sync_mapping(struct address_space *mapping);
+extern void nfs_zap_mapping(struct inode *inode, struct address_space *mapping);
 extern void nfs_zap_caches(struct inode *);
 extern struct inode *nfs_fhget(struct super_block *, struct nfs_fh *,
 				struct nfs_fattr *);