diff --git a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
index 90978075f730..163cad1d4127 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ filelayout_set_layoutcommit(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 {
 
 	if (FILELAYOUT_LSEG(hdr->lseg)->commit_through_mds ||
-	    hdr->res.verf->committed == NFS_FILE_SYNC)
+	    hdr->res.verf->committed != NFS_DATA_SYNC)
 		return;
 
 	pnfs_set_layoutcommit(hdr);
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ static int filelayout_commit_done_cb(struct rpc_task *task,
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
+	if (data->verf.committed == NFS_UNSTABLE)
+		pnfs_commit_set_layoutcommit(data);
+
 	return 0;
 }