diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index b929dd5b0c3a..43a956d7fd62 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ int nfs_swap_rw(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	VM_BUG_ON(iov_iter_count(iter) != PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	if (iov_iter_rw(iter) == READ)
-		ret = nfs_file_direct_read(iocb, iter);
+		ret = nfs_file_direct_read(iocb, iter, true);
 	else
-		ret = nfs_file_direct_write(iocb, iter);
+		ret = nfs_file_direct_write(iocb, iter, true);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	return 0;
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_read_schedule_iovec(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
  * nfs_file_direct_read - file direct read operation for NFS files
  * @iocb: target I/O control block
  * @iter: vector of user buffers into which to read data
+ * @swap: flag indicating this is swap IO, not O_DIRECT IO
  *
  * We use this function for direct reads instead of calling
  * generic_file_aio_read() in order to avoid gfar's check to see if
@@ -437,7 +438,8 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_read_schedule_iovec(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
  * client must read the updated atime from the server back into its
  * cache.
  */
-ssize_t nfs_file_direct_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
+ssize_t nfs_file_direct_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
+			     bool swap)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space *mapping = file->f_mapping;
@@ -479,12 +481,14 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_direct_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	if (iter_is_iovec(iter))
 		dreq->flags = NFS_ODIRECT_SHOULD_DIRTY;
 
-	nfs_start_io_direct(inode);
+	if (!swap)
+		nfs_start_io_direct(inode);
 
 	NFS_I(inode)->read_io += count;
 	requested = nfs_direct_read_schedule_iovec(dreq, iter, iocb->ki_pos);
 
-	nfs_end_io_direct(inode);
+	if (!swap)
+		nfs_end_io_direct(inode);
 
 	if (requested > 0) {
 		result = nfs_direct_wait(dreq);
@@ -873,6 +877,7 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_write_schedule_iovec(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
  * nfs_file_direct_write - file direct write operation for NFS files
  * @iocb: target I/O control block
  * @iter: vector of user buffers from which to write data
+ * @swap: flag indicating this is swap IO, not O_DIRECT IO
  *
  * We use this function for direct writes instead of calling
  * generic_file_aio_write() in order to avoid taking the inode
@@ -889,7 +894,8 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_write_schedule_iovec(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
  * Note that O_APPEND is not supported for NFS direct writes, as there
  * is no atomic O_APPEND write facility in the NFS protocol.
  */
-ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
+ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
+			      bool swap)
 {
 	ssize_t result, requested;
 	size_t count;
@@ -903,7 +909,11 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	dfprintk(FILE, "NFS: direct write(%pD2, %zd@%Ld)\n",
 		file, iov_iter_count(iter), (long long) iocb->ki_pos);
 
-	result = generic_write_checks(iocb, iter);
+	if (!swap)
+		result = generic_write_checks(iocb, iter);
+	else
+		/* bypass generic checks */
+		result =  iov_iter_count(iter);
 	if (result <= 0)
 		return result;
 	count = result;
@@ -934,7 +944,8 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 		dreq->iocb = iocb;
 	pnfs_init_ds_commit_info_ops(&dreq->ds_cinfo, inode);
 
-	nfs_start_io_direct(inode);
+	if (!swap)
+		nfs_start_io_direct(inode);
 
 	requested = nfs_direct_write_schedule_iovec(dreq, iter, pos);
 
@@ -943,7 +954,8 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 					      pos >> PAGE_SHIFT, end);
 	}
 
-	nfs_end_io_direct(inode);
+	if (!swap)
+		nfs_end_io_direct(inode);
 
 	if (requested > 0) {
 		result = nfs_direct_wait(dreq);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 91ff9ed05b06..04ba56f223d3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ nfs_file_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 	ssize_t result;
 
 	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT)
-		return nfs_file_direct_read(iocb, to);
+		return nfs_file_direct_read(iocb, to, false);
 
 	dprintk("NFS: read(%pD2, %zu@%lu)\n",
 		iocb->ki_filp,
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ ssize_t nfs_file_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		return result;
 
 	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT)
-		return nfs_file_direct_write(iocb, from);
+		return nfs_file_direct_write(iocb, from, false);
 
 	dprintk("NFS: write(%pD2, %zu@%Ld)\n",
 		file, iov_iter_count(from), (long long) iocb->ki_pos);
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index 29a5e579f26f..aba38dc4fd29 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -511,9 +511,9 @@ static inline const struct cred *nfs_file_cred(struct file *file)
  */
 extern int nfs_swap_rw(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
 extern ssize_t nfs_file_direct_read(struct kiocb *iocb,
-			struct iov_iter *iter);
+				    struct iov_iter *iter, bool swap);
 extern ssize_t nfs_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb,
-			struct iov_iter *iter);
+				     struct iov_iter *iter, bool swap);
 
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs/dir.c
