diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 1ed4b3590b1a..f1f62787dd74 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ static void nfs_writeback_result(struct rpc_task *task,
 	struct nfs_pgio_args	*argp = &hdr->args;
 	struct nfs_pgio_res	*resp = &hdr->res;
 
-	if (resp->count < argp->count) {
+	if (resp->count < argp->count && !list_empty(&hdr->pages)) {
 		static unsigned long    complain;
 
 		/* This a short write! */