diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 8b6902c..3e8e185 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -912,8 +912,6 @@
 	struct list_head i_completed_io_list;
 	spinlock_t i_completed_io_lock;
 	atomic_t i_ioend_count;	/* Number of outstanding io_end structs */
-	/* current io_end structure for async DIO write*/
-	ext4_io_end_t *cur_aio_dio;
 	atomic_t i_aiodio_unwritten; /* Nr. of inflight conversions pending */
 
 	spinlock_t i_block_reservation_lock;
@@ -1338,6 +1336,16 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static inline ext4_io_end_t *ext4_inode_aio(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return inode->i_private;
+}
+
+static inline void ext4_inode_aio_set(struct inode *inode, ext4_io_end_t *io)
+{
+	inode->i_private = io;
+}
+
 /*
  * Inode dynamic state flags
  */
diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index 8f08c7b..a1f56c3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -3618,7 +3618,7 @@
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int err = 0;
-	ext4_io_end_t *io = EXT4_I(inode)->cur_aio_dio;
+	ext4_io_end_t *io = ext4_inode_aio(inode);
 
 	ext_debug("ext4_ext_handle_uninitialized_extents: inode %lu, logical "
 		  "block %llu, max_blocks %u, flags %x, allocated %u\n",
@@ -3876,7 +3876,7 @@
 	unsigned int allocated = 0, offset = 0;
 	unsigned int allocated_clusters = 0;
 	struct ext4_allocation_request ar;
-	ext4_io_end_t *io = EXT4_I(inode)->cur_aio_dio;
+	ext4_io_end_t *io = ext4_inode_aio(inode);
 	ext4_lblk_t cluster_offset;
 
 	ext_debug("blocks %u/%u requested for inode %lu\n",
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 4df5e95..a995886 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -3056,7 +3056,7 @@
 		 * hook to the iocb.
  		 */
 		iocb->private = NULL;
-		EXT4_I(inode)->cur_aio_dio = NULL;
+		ext4_inode_aio_set(inode, NULL);
 		if (!is_sync_kiocb(iocb)) {
 			ext4_io_end_t *io_end =
 				ext4_init_io_end(inode, GFP_NOFS);
@@ -3073,7 +3073,7 @@
 			 * is a unwritten extents needs to be converted
 			 * when IO is completed.
 			 */
-			EXT4_I(inode)->cur_aio_dio = iocb->private;
+			ext4_inode_aio_set(inode, io_end);
 		}
 
 		if (overwrite)
@@ -3093,7 +3093,7 @@
 						 NULL,
 						 DIO_LOCKING);
 		if (iocb->private)
-			EXT4_I(inode)->cur_aio_dio = NULL;
+			ext4_inode_aio_set(inode, NULL);
 		/*
 		 * The io_end structure takes a reference to the inode,
 		 * that structure needs to be destroyed and the
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index ae45632..e05267a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -965,7 +965,6 @@
 	ei->jinode = NULL;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ei->i_completed_io_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&ei->i_completed_io_lock);
-	ei->cur_aio_dio = NULL;
 	ei->i_sync_tid = 0;
 	ei->i_datasync_tid = 0;
 	atomic_set(&ei->i_ioend_count, 0);