diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 1e86823a9cbd..764bd3b8d2fa 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ ssize_t blkdev_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 	BUG_ON(iocb->ki_pos != pos);
 
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
-	ret = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, &iocb->ki_pos);
+	ret = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs);
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		ssize_t err;
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index 1a5073959f32..d564bcfb23c5 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ ext4_file_dio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 			overwrite = 1;
 	}
 
-	ret = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, &iocb->ki_pos);
+	ret = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs);
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
diff --git a/fs/udf/file.c b/fs/udf/file.c
index 1037637957c7..d2c170f8b035 100644
--- a/fs/udf/file.c
+++ b/fs/udf/file.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static ssize_t udf_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 	} else
 		up_write(&iinfo->i_data_sem);
 
-	retval = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, &iocb->ki_pos);
+	retval = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs);
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
 	if (retval > 0) {
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 2a5b1744f80a..e677d1e1189f 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2392,8 +2392,7 @@ extern int generic_file_remap_pages(struct vm_area_struct *, unsigned long addr,
 		unsigned long size, pgoff_t pgoff);
 int generic_write_checks(struct file *file, loff_t *pos, size_t *count, int isblk);
 extern ssize_t generic_file_aio_read(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t);
-extern ssize_t __generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long,
-		loff_t *);
+extern ssize_t __generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long);
 extern ssize_t generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *, unsigned long, loff_t);
 extern ssize_t generic_file_direct_write(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *,
 		unsigned long *, loff_t, loff_t *, size_t, size_t);
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index c4730efa5d9e..ce2246dd90de 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -2222,14 +2222,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_buffered_write);
  * avoid syncing under i_mutex.
  */
 ssize_t __generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
-				 unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t *ppos)
+				 unsigned long nr_segs)
 {
 	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct address_space * mapping = file->f_mapping;
 	size_t ocount;		/* original count */
 	size_t count;		/* after file limit checks */
 	struct inode 	*inode = mapping->host;
-	loff_t		pos;
+	loff_t		pos = iocb->ki_pos;
 	ssize_t		written;
 	ssize_t		err;
 
@@ -2239,7 +2239,6 @@ ssize_t __generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 		return err;
 
 	count = ocount;
-	pos = *ppos;
 
 	/* We can write back this queue in page reclaim */
 	current->backing_dev_info = mapping->backing_dev_info;
@@ -2266,7 +2265,7 @@ ssize_t __generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 		ssize_t written_buffered;
 
 		written = generic_file_direct_write(iocb, iov, &nr_segs, pos,
-							ppos, count, ocount);
+							&iocb->ki_pos, count, ocount);
 		if (written < 0 || written == count)
 			goto out;
 		/*
@@ -2276,7 +2275,7 @@ ssize_t __generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 		pos += written;
 		count -= written;
 		written_buffered = generic_file_buffered_write(iocb, iov,
-						nr_segs, pos, ppos, count,
+						nr_segs, pos, &iocb->ki_pos, count,
 						written);
 		/*
 		 * If generic_file_buffered_write() retuned a synchronous error
@@ -2310,7 +2309,7 @@ ssize_t __generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 		}
 	} else {
 		written = generic_file_buffered_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs,
-				pos, ppos, count, written);
+				pos, &iocb->ki_pos, count, written);
 	}
 out:
 	current->backing_dev_info = NULL;
@@ -2339,7 +2338,7 @@ ssize_t generic_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 	BUG_ON(iocb->ki_pos != pos);
 
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
-	ret = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, &iocb->ki_pos);
+	ret = __generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs);
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
 	if (ret > 0) {