diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index dd47026c6064..146ac9040141 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -526,15 +526,10 @@ static ssize_t ceph_sync_write(struct file *file, const char __user *data,
 	io_align = pos & ~PAGE_MASK;
 	buf_align = (unsigned long)data & ~PAGE_MASK;
 	len = left;
-	if (file->f_flags & O_DIRECT) {
-		/* write from beginning of first page, regardless of
-		   io alignment */
-		page_align = (pos - io_align + buf_align) & ~PAGE_MASK;
-		num_pages = calc_pages_for((unsigned long)data, len);
-	} else {
-		page_align = pos & ~PAGE_MASK;
-		num_pages = calc_pages_for(pos, len);
-	}
+
+	/* write from beginning of first page, regardless of io alignment */
+	page_align = file->f_flags & O_DIRECT ? buf_align : io_align;
+	num_pages = calc_pages_for(page_align, len);
 	req = ceph_osdc_new_request(&fsc->client->osdc, &ci->i_layout,
 				    ceph_vino(inode), pos, &len,
 				    CEPH_OSD_OP_WRITE, flags,