diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 82c5b89395f6..9b7619ce17a7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1384,8 +1384,6 @@ int nfs_updatepage(struct file *file, struct page *page,
 	status = nfs_writepage_setup(ctx, page, offset, count);
 	if (status < 0)
 		nfs_set_pageerror(mapping);
-	else
-		__set_page_dirty_nobuffers(page);
 out:
 	dprintk("NFS:       nfs_updatepage returns %d (isize %lld)\n",
 			status, (long long)i_size_read(inode));