diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 89d49dd3978f..7a742bcff687 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ pnfs_mark_layout_stateid_invalid(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo,
 	struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg, *next;
 
 	set_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_INVALID_STID, &lo->plh_flags);
+	clear_bit(NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMIT, &NFS_I(lo->plh_inode)->flags);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(lseg, next, &lo->plh_segs, pls_list)
 		pnfs_clear_lseg_state(lseg, lseg_list);
 	pnfs_clear_layoutreturn_info(lo);