diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index c063a4e..1249384 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1611,6 +1611,7 @@
 	struct nfs_page	*req;
 	int status = data->task.tk_status;
 	struct nfs_commit_info cinfo;
+	struct nfs_server *nfss;
 
 	while (!list_empty(&data->pages)) {
 		req = nfs_list_entry(data->pages.next);
@@ -1644,6 +1645,10 @@
 	next:
 		nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
 	}
+	nfss = NFS_SERVER(data->inode);
+	if (atomic_long_read(&nfss->writeback) < NFS_CONGESTION_OFF_THRESH)
+		clear_bdi_congested(&nfss->backing_dev_info, BLK_RW_ASYNC);
+
 	nfs_init_cinfo(&cinfo, data->inode, data->dreq);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cinfo.mds->rpcs_out))
 		nfs_commit_clear_lock(NFS_I(data->inode));