diff --git a/fs/direct-io.c b/fs/direct-io.c
index 9644d0205dad..cfb816dc6d9f 100644
--- a/fs/direct-io.c
+++ b/fs/direct-io.c
@@ -672,12 +672,6 @@ static inline int dio_send_cur_page(struct dio *dio, struct dio_submit *sdio,
 		if (sdio->final_block_in_bio != sdio->cur_page_block ||
 		    cur_offset != bio_next_offset)
 			dio_bio_submit(dio, sdio);
-		/*
-		 * Submit now if the underlying fs is about to perform a
-		 * metadata read
-		 */
-		else if (sdio->boundary)
-			dio_bio_submit(dio, sdio);
 	}
 
 	if (sdio->bio == NULL) {
@@ -737,16 +731,6 @@ submit_page_section(struct dio *dio, struct dio_submit *sdio, struct page *page,
 	    sdio->cur_page_block +
 	    (sdio->cur_page_len >> sdio->blkbits) == blocknr) {
 		sdio->cur_page_len += len;
-
-		/*
-		 * If sdio->boundary then we want to schedule the IO now to
-		 * avoid metadata seeks.
-		 */
-		if (sdio->boundary) {
-			ret = dio_send_cur_page(dio, sdio, map_bh);
-			page_cache_release(sdio->cur_page);
-			sdio->cur_page = NULL;
-		}
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -758,7 +742,7 @@ submit_page_section(struct dio *dio, struct dio_submit *sdio, struct page *page,
 		page_cache_release(sdio->cur_page);
 		sdio->cur_page = NULL;
 		if (ret)
-			goto out;
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	page_cache_get(page);		/* It is in dio */
@@ -768,6 +752,16 @@ submit_page_section(struct dio *dio, struct dio_submit *sdio, struct page *page,
 	sdio->cur_page_block = blocknr;
 	sdio->cur_page_fs_offset = sdio->block_in_file << sdio->blkbits;
 out:
+	/*
+	 * If sdio->boundary then we want to schedule the IO now to
+	 * avoid metadata seeks.
+	 */
+	if (sdio->boundary) {
+		ret = dio_send_cur_page(dio, sdio, map_bh);
+		dio_bio_submit(dio, sdio);
+		page_cache_release(sdio->cur_page);
+		sdio->cur_page = NULL;
+	}
 	return ret;
 }