diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index c852bb5ff212..a4ae1fcd2ab1 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1014,6 +1014,10 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct nfsd_file *nf,
 	iov_iter_kvec(&iter, WRITE, vec, vlen, *cnt);
 	since = READ_ONCE(file->f_wb_err);
 	if (flags & RWF_SYNC) {
+		if (verf)
+			nfsd_copy_boot_verifier(verf,
+					net_generic(SVC_NET(rqstp),
+					nfsd_net_id));
 		host_err = vfs_iter_write(file, &iter, &pos, flags);
 		if (host_err < 0)
 			nfsd_reset_boot_verifier(net_generic(SVC_NET(rqstp),