diff --git a/fs/exofs/dir.c b/fs/exofs/dir.c
index 8eeb694332fe..98233a97b7b8 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/dir.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int exofs_commit_chunk(struct page *page, loff_t pos, unsigned len)
 	set_page_dirty(page);
 
 	if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
-		err = write_one_page(page, 1);
+		err = write_one_page(page);
 	else
 		unlock_page(page);
 
diff --git a/fs/ext2/dir.c b/fs/ext2/dir.c
index d9650c9508e4..e2709695b177 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/dir.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int ext2_commit_chunk(struct page *page, loff_t pos, unsigned len)
 	}
 
 	if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir)) {
-		err = write_one_page(page, 1);
+		err = write_one_page(page);
 		if (!err)
 			err = sync_inode_metadata(dir, 1);
 	} else {
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
index 489aaa1403e5..744fa3c079e6 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ void force_metapage(struct metapage *mp)
 	get_page(page);
 	lock_page(page);
 	set_page_dirty(page);
-	write_one_page(page, 1);
+	write_one_page(page);
 	clear_bit(META_forcewrite, &mp->flag);
 	put_page(page);
 }
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ void release_metapage(struct metapage * mp)
 		set_page_dirty(page);
 		if (test_bit(META_sync, &mp->flag)) {
 			clear_bit(META_sync, &mp->flag);
-			write_one_page(page, 1);
+			write_one_page(page);
 			lock_page(page); /* write_one_page unlocks the page */
 		}
 	} else if (mp->lsn)	/* discard_metapage doesn't remove it */
diff --git a/fs/minix/dir.c b/fs/minix/dir.c
index 7edc9b395700..baa9721f1299 100644
--- a/fs/minix/dir.c
+++ b/fs/minix/dir.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int dir_commit_chunk(struct page *page, loff_t pos, unsigned len)
 		mark_inode_dirty(dir);
 	}
 	if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
-		err = write_one_page(page, 1);
+		err = write_one_page(page);
 	else
 		unlock_page(page);
 	return err;
diff --git a/fs/sysv/dir.c b/fs/sysv/dir.c
index 5bdae85ceef7..f5191cb2c947 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/dir.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static int dir_commit_chunk(struct page *page, loff_t pos, unsigned len)
 		mark_inode_dirty(dir);
 	}
 	if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
-		err = write_one_page(page, 1);
+		err = write_one_page(page);
 	else
 		unlock_page(page);
 	return err;
diff --git a/fs/ufs/dir.c b/fs/ufs/dir.c
index de01b8f2aa78..48609f1d9580 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/dir.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int ufs_commit_chunk(struct page *page, loff_t pos, unsigned len)
 		mark_inode_dirty(dir);
 	}
 	if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
-		err = write_one_page(page, 1);
+		err = write_one_page(page);
 	else
 		unlock_page(page);
 	return err;
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index b892e95d4929..c0b1759304ec 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -2199,7 +2199,7 @@ extern void filemap_map_pages(struct vm_fault *vmf,
 extern int filemap_page_mkwrite(struct vm_fault *vmf);
 
 /* mm/page-writeback.c */
-int write_one_page(struct page *page, int wait);
+int __must_check write_one_page(struct page *page);
 void task_dirty_inc(struct task_struct *tsk);
 
 /* readahead.c */
diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c
index 143c1c25d680..b901fe52b153 100644
--- a/mm/page-writeback.c
+++ b/mm/page-writeback.c
@@ -2366,15 +2366,16 @@ int do_writepages(struct address_space *mapping, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 }
 
 /**
- * write_one_page - write out a single page and optionally wait on I/O
+ * write_one_page - write out a single page and wait on I/O
  * @page: the page to write
- * @wait: if true, wait on writeout
  *
  * The page must be locked by the caller and will be unlocked upon return.
  *
- * write_one_page() returns a negative error code if I/O failed.
+ * write_one_page() returns a negative error code if I/O failed. Note that
+ * the address_space is not marked for error. The caller must do this if
+ * needed.
  */
-int write_one_page(struct page *page, int wait)
+int write_one_page(struct page *page)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = page->mapping;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -2385,13 +2386,12 @@ int write_one_page(struct page *page, int wait)
 
 	BUG_ON(!PageLocked(page));
 
-	if (wait)
-		wait_on_page_writeback(page);
+	wait_on_page_writeback(page);
 
 	if (clear_page_dirty_for_io(page)) {
 		get_page(page);
 		ret = mapping->a_ops->writepage(page, &wbc);
-		if (ret == 0 && wait) {
+		if (ret == 0) {
 			wait_on_page_writeback(page);
 			if (PageError(page))
 				ret = -EIO;
