diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 37c4c98..321a791 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hdr->rpc_list);
 		spin_lock_init(&hdr->lock);
 		atomic_set(&hdr->refcnt, 0);
-		hdr->verf = &p->verf;
 	}
 	return p;
 }
@@ -644,7 +643,7 @@
 			goto next;
 		}
 		if (test_bit(NFS_IOHDR_NEED_COMMIT, &hdr->flags)) {
-			memcpy(&req->wb_verf, &hdr->verf->verifier, sizeof(req->wb_verf));
+			memcpy(&req->wb_verf, &hdr->verf.verifier, sizeof(req->wb_verf));
 			nfs_mark_request_commit(req, hdr->lseg, &cinfo);
 			goto next;
 		}
@@ -1344,8 +1343,8 @@
 		if (test_bit(NFS_IOHDR_NEED_RESCHED, &hdr->flags))
 			; /* Do nothing */
 		else if (!test_and_set_bit(NFS_IOHDR_NEED_COMMIT, &hdr->flags))
-			memcpy(hdr->verf, &data->verf, sizeof(*hdr->verf));
-		else if (memcmp(hdr->verf, &data->verf, sizeof(*hdr->verf)))
+			memcpy(&hdr->verf, &data->verf, sizeof(hdr->verf));
+		else if (memcmp(&hdr->verf, &data->verf, sizeof(hdr->verf)))
 			set_bit(NFS_IOHDR_NEED_RESCHED, &hdr->flags);
 		spin_unlock(&hdr->lock);
 	}