diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
index f1e962cb3b73..0d7c5540ad66 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
@@ -573,11 +573,14 @@ static void ocfs2_dio_end_io(struct kiocb *iocb,
 	/* this io's submitter should not have unlocked this before we could */
 	BUG_ON(!ocfs2_iocb_is_rw_locked(iocb));
 
+	if (ocfs2_iocb_is_sem_locked(iocb)) {
+		up_read(&inode->i_alloc_sem);
+		ocfs2_iocb_clear_sem_locked(iocb);
+	}
+
 	ocfs2_iocb_clear_rw_locked(iocb);
 
 	level = ocfs2_iocb_rw_locked_level(iocb);
-	if (!level)
-		up_read(&inode->i_alloc_sem);
 	ocfs2_rw_unlock(inode, level);
 
 	if (is_async)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.h b/fs/ocfs2/aops.h
index 76bfdfda691a..eceb456037c1 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.h
@@ -68,8 +68,27 @@ static inline void ocfs2_iocb_set_rw_locked(struct kiocb *iocb, int level)
 	else
 		clear_bit(1, (unsigned long *)&iocb->private);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Using a named enum representing lock types in terms of #N bit stored in
+ * iocb->private, which is going to be used for communication bewteen
+ * ocfs2_dio_end_io() and ocfs2_file_aio_write/read().
+ */
+enum ocfs2_iocb_lock_bits {
+	OCFS2_IOCB_RW_LOCK = 0,
+	OCFS2_IOCB_RW_LOCK_LEVEL,
+	OCFS2_IOCB_SEM,
+	OCFS2_IOCB_NUM_LOCKS
+};
+
 #define ocfs2_iocb_clear_rw_locked(iocb) \
-	clear_bit(0, (unsigned long *)&iocb->private)
+	clear_bit(OCFS2_IOCB_RW_LOCK, (unsigned long *)&iocb->private)
 #define ocfs2_iocb_rw_locked_level(iocb) \
-	test_bit(1, (unsigned long *)&iocb->private)
+	test_bit(OCFS2_IOCB_RW_LOCK_LEVEL, (unsigned long *)&iocb->private)
+#define ocfs2_iocb_set_sem_locked(iocb) \
+	set_bit(OCFS2_IOCB_SEM, (unsigned long *)&iocb->private)
+#define ocfs2_iocb_clear_sem_locked(iocb) \
+	clear_bit(OCFS2_IOCB_SEM, (unsigned long *)&iocb->private)
+#define ocfs2_iocb_is_sem_locked(iocb) \
+	test_bit(OCFS2_IOCB_SEM, (unsigned long *)&iocb->private)
 #endif /* OCFS2_FILE_H */
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 77b4c04a2809..f6cba566429d 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -2241,11 +2241,15 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb,
 
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
+	ocfs2_iocb_clear_sem_locked(iocb);
+
 relock:
 	/* to match setattr's i_mutex -> i_alloc_sem -> rw_lock ordering */
 	if (direct_io) {
 		down_read(&inode->i_alloc_sem);
 		have_alloc_sem = 1;
+		/* communicate with ocfs2_dio_end_io */
+		ocfs2_iocb_set_sem_locked(iocb);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -2382,8 +2386,10 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb,
 		ocfs2_rw_unlock(inode, rw_level);
 
 out_sems:
-	if (have_alloc_sem)
+	if (have_alloc_sem) {
 		up_read(&inode->i_alloc_sem);
+		ocfs2_iocb_clear_sem_locked(iocb);
+	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
@@ -2527,6 +2533,8 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_aio_read(struct kiocb *iocb,
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
+	ocfs2_iocb_clear_sem_locked(iocb);
+
 	/*
 	 * buffered reads protect themselves in ->readpage().  O_DIRECT reads
 	 * need locks to protect pending reads from racing with truncate.
@@ -2534,6 +2542,7 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_aio_read(struct kiocb *iocb,
 	if (filp->f_flags & O_DIRECT) {
 		down_read(&inode->i_alloc_sem);
 		have_alloc_sem = 1;
+		ocfs2_iocb_set_sem_locked(iocb);
 
 		ret = ocfs2_rw_lock(inode, 0);
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -2575,8 +2584,10 @@ static ssize_t ocfs2_file_aio_read(struct kiocb *iocb,
 	}
 
 bail:
-	if (have_alloc_sem)
+	if (have_alloc_sem) {
 		up_read(&inode->i_alloc_sem);
+		ocfs2_iocb_clear_sem_locked(iocb);
+	}
 	if (rw_level != -1)
 		ocfs2_rw_unlock(inode, rw_level);
 	mlog_exit(ret);