diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 253f2ddb8913..2b47b500126c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ const struct file_operations random_fops = {
 	.compat_ioctl = compat_ptr_ioctl,
 	.fasync = random_fasync,
 	.llseek = noop_llseek,
-	.splice_read = generic_file_splice_read,
+	.splice_read = direct_splice_read,
 	.splice_write = iter_file_splice_write,
 };
 
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ const struct file_operations urandom_fops = {
 	.compat_ioctl = compat_ptr_ioctl,
 	.fasync = random_fasync,
 	.llseek = noop_llseek,
-	.splice_read = generic_file_splice_read,
+	.splice_read = direct_splice_read,
 	.splice_write = iter_file_splice_write,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index c84be40fb8df..0b910a2af8e4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static const struct file_operations tty_fops = {
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read_iter	= tty_read,
 	.write_iter	= tty_write,
-	.splice_read	= generic_file_splice_read,
+	.splice_read	= direct_splice_read,
 	.splice_write	= iter_file_splice_write,
 	.poll		= tty_poll,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= tty_ioctl,
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static const struct file_operations console_fops = {
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read_iter	= tty_read,
 	.write_iter	= redirected_tty_write,
-	.splice_read	= generic_file_splice_read,
+	.splice_read	= direct_splice_read,
 	.splice_write	= iter_file_splice_write,
 	.poll		= tty_poll,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= tty_ioctl,
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/file.c b/fs/kernfs/file.c
index 40c4661f15b7..be43afa2138d 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/file.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ const struct file_operations kernfs_file_fops = {
 	.release	= kernfs_fop_release,
 	.poll		= kernfs_fop_poll,
 	.fsync		= noop_fsync,
-	.splice_read	= generic_file_splice_read,
+	.splice_read	= direct_splice_read,
 	.splice_write	= iter_file_splice_write,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index f495fdb39151..711f12706469 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_iter_file_ops = {
 	.llseek		= proc_reg_llseek,
 	.read_iter	= proc_reg_read_iter,
 	.write		= proc_reg_write,
-	.splice_read	= generic_file_splice_read,
+	.splice_read	= direct_splice_read,
 	.poll		= proc_reg_poll,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= proc_reg_unlocked_ioctl,
 	.mmap		= proc_reg_mmap,
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_reg_file_ops_compat = {
 static const struct file_operations proc_iter_file_ops_compat = {
 	.llseek		= proc_reg_llseek,
 	.read_iter	= proc_reg_read_iter,
-	.splice_read	= generic_file_splice_read,
+	.splice_read	= direct_splice_read,
 	.write		= proc_reg_write,
 	.poll		= proc_reg_poll,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= proc_reg_unlocked_ioctl,
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 8038833ff5b0..72f1a8ac7802 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_sys_file_operations = {
 	.poll		= proc_sys_poll,
 	.read_iter	= proc_sys_read,
 	.write_iter	= proc_sys_write,
-	.splice_read	= generic_file_splice_read,
+	.splice_read	= direct_splice_read,
 	.splice_write	= iter_file_splice_write,
 	.llseek		= default_llseek,
 };
diff --git a/fs/proc_namespace.c b/fs/proc_namespace.c
index 846f9455ae22..492abbbeff5e 100644
--- a/fs/proc_namespace.c
+++ b/fs/proc_namespace.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static int mountstats_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 const struct file_operations proc_mounts_operations = {
 	.open		= mounts_open,
 	.read_iter	= seq_read_iter,
-	.splice_read	= generic_file_splice_read,
+	.splice_read	= direct_splice_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
 	.release	= mounts_release,
 	.poll		= mounts_poll,
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ const struct file_operations proc_mounts_operations = {
 const struct file_operations proc_mountinfo_operations = {
 	.open		= mountinfo_open,
 	.read_iter	= seq_read_iter,
-	.splice_read	= generic_file_splice_read,
+	.splice_read	= direct_splice_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
 	.release	= mounts_release,
 	.poll		= mounts_poll,
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ const struct file_operations proc_mountinfo_operations = {
 const struct file_operations proc_mountstats_operations = {
 	.open		= mountstats_open,
 	.read_iter	= seq_read_iter,
-	.splice_read	= generic_file_splice_read,
+	.splice_read	= direct_splice_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
 	.release	= mounts_release,
 };
