diff --git a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
index dd1451bf7543..d7295a64f0a9 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
@@ -186,10 +186,17 @@ static int netfs_unbuffered_write(struct netfs_io_request *wreq)
 		stream->sreq_max_segs	= INT_MAX;
 
 		netfs_get_subrequest(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_get_resubmit);
-		stream->prepare_write(subreq);
 
-		__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_IN_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags);
-		netfs_stat(&netfs_n_wh_retry_write_subreq);
+		if (stream->prepare_write) {
+			stream->prepare_write(subreq);
+			__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_IN_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags);
+			netfs_stat(&netfs_n_wh_retry_write_subreq);
+		} else {
+			struct iov_iter source;
+			netfs_reset_iter(subreq);
+			source = subreq->io_iter;
+			netfs_reissue_write(stream, subreq, &source);
+		}
 	}
 
 	netfs_unbuffered_write_done(wreq);