ret = rw_verify_area(WRITE, file, &kiocb->ki_pos, iov_count);
        if (!ret) {
+               ssize_t ret2;
+
                /*
                 * Open-code file_start_write here to grab freeze protection,
                 * which will be released by another thread in
                                                SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
                }
                kiocb->ki_flags |= IOCB_WRITE;
-               io_rw_done(kiocb, call_write_iter(file, kiocb, &iter));
+
+               ret2 = call_write_iter(file, kiocb, &iter);
+               if (!force_nonblock || ret2 != -EAGAIN) {
+                       io_rw_done(kiocb, ret2);
+               } else {
+                       /*
+                        * If ->needs_lock is true, we're already in async
+                        * context.
+                        */
+                       if (!s->needs_lock)
+                               io_async_list_note(WRITE, req, iov_count);
+                       ret = -EAGAIN;
+               }
        }
 out_free:
        kfree(iovec);