diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index 0024d3e61bcd..6d653235e323 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -873,6 +873,11 @@ ceph_direct_read_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 		size_t start = 0;
 		ssize_t len;
 
+		if (write)
+			size = min_t(u64, size, fsc->mount_options->wsize);
+		else
+			size = min_t(u64, size, fsc->mount_options->rsize);
+
 		vino = ceph_vino(inode);
 		req = ceph_osdc_new_request(&fsc->client->osdc, &ci->i_layout,
 					    vino, pos, &size, 0,
@@ -888,11 +893,6 @@ ceph_direct_read_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (write)
-			size = min_t(u64, size, fsc->mount_options->wsize);
-		else
-			size = min_t(u64, size, fsc->mount_options->rsize);
-
 		len = size;
 		pages = dio_get_pages_alloc(iter, len, &start, &num_pages);
 		if (IS_ERR(pages)) {