diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_aops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_aops.c
index b56eb754e2d2..7b54461695e2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_aops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_aops.c
@@ -341,9 +341,9 @@ xfs_start_page_writeback(
 {
 	ASSERT(PageLocked(page));
 	ASSERT(!PageWriteback(page));
-	set_page_writeback(page);
 	if (clear_dirty)
-		clear_page_dirty(page);
+		clear_page_dirty_for_io(page);
+	set_page_writeback(page);
 	unlock_page(page);
 	if (!buffers) {
 		end_page_writeback(page);