diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 2cefa41..abca743 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -1129,7 +1129,9 @@
 	if (in.file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
 		fl = SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK;
 #endif
+	file_start_write(out.file);
 	retval = do_splice_direct(in.file, &pos, out.file, &out_pos, count, fl);
+	file_end_write(out.file);
 
 	if (retval > 0) {
 		add_rchar(current, retval);
diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index fed5134..78b3d12 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -1303,11 +1303,9 @@
 	};
 	long ret;
 
-	file_start_write(out);
 	ret = splice_direct_to_actor(in, &sd, direct_splice_actor);
 	if (ret > 0)
 		*ppos = sd.pos;
-	file_end_write(out);
 
 	return ret;
 }