diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index b7ac09e38159..1b21262ec874 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -1180,9 +1180,8 @@ const struct file_operations cifs_file_strict_ops = {
 };
 
 const struct file_operations cifs_file_direct_ops = {
-	/* BB reevaluate whether they can be done with directio, no cache */
-	.read_iter = cifs_user_readv,
-	.write_iter = cifs_user_writev,
+	.read_iter = cifs_direct_readv,
+	.write_iter = cifs_direct_writev,
 	.open = cifs_open,
 	.release = cifs_close,
 	.lock = cifs_lock,
@@ -1236,9 +1235,8 @@ const struct file_operations cifs_file_strict_nobrl_ops = {
 };
 
 const struct file_operations cifs_file_direct_nobrl_ops = {
-	/* BB reevaluate whether they can be done with directio, no cache */
-	.read_iter = cifs_user_readv,
-	.write_iter = cifs_user_writev,
+	.read_iter = cifs_direct_readv,
+	.write_iter = cifs_direct_writev,
 	.open = cifs_open,
 	.release = cifs_close,
 	.fsync = cifs_fsync,