diff --git a/io_uring/rw.c b/io_uring/rw.c
index 74687ab0206f..c18639e71dbc 100644
--- a/io_uring/rw.c
+++ b/io_uring/rw.c
@@ -1008,6 +1008,25 @@ done:
 	return IOU_OK;
 }
 
+static bool io_kiocb_start_write(struct io_kiocb *req, struct kiocb *kiocb)
+{
+	struct inode *inode;
+	bool ret;
+
+	if (!(req->flags & REQ_F_ISREG))
+		return true;
+	if (!(kiocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT)) {
+		kiocb_start_write(kiocb);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	inode = file_inode(kiocb->ki_filp);
+	ret = sb_start_write_trylock(inode->i_sb);
+	if (ret)
+		__sb_writers_release(inode->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int io_write(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 {
 	struct io_rw *rw = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_rw);
@@ -1061,8 +1080,8 @@ int io_write(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (req->flags & REQ_F_ISREG)
-		kiocb_start_write(kiocb);
+	if (unlikely(!io_kiocb_start_write(req, kiocb)))
+		return -EAGAIN;
 	kiocb->ki_flags |= IOCB_WRITE;
 
 	if (likely(req->file->f_op->write_iter))