diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index f41d24b54fd1..6a0606668417 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -667,8 +667,10 @@ static int nfs_writepage_locked(struct page *page,
 	int err;
 
 	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_NONE &&
-	    NFS_SERVER(inode)->write_congested)
+	    NFS_SERVER(inode)->write_congested) {
+		redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
 		return AOP_WRITEPAGE_ACTIVATE;
+	}
 
 	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSWRITEPAGE);
 	nfs_pageio_init_write(&pgio, inode, 0,