diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index 19223df189d0..187b32158da8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -394,8 +394,7 @@ struct smb_version_operations {
 	/* async read from the server */
 	int (*async_readv)(struct cifs_readdata *);
 	/* async write to the server */
-	int (*async_writev)(struct cifs_writedata *,
-			    void (*release)(struct kref *));
+	int (*async_writev)(struct cifs_writedata *);
 	/* sync read from the server */
 	int (*sync_read)(const unsigned int, struct cifs_fid *,
 			 struct cifs_io_parms *, unsigned int *, char **,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 10890c0c0910..f71b8141126b 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -573,8 +573,7 @@ void cifs_readdata_release(struct kref *refcount);
 int cifs_async_readv(struct cifs_readdata *rdata);
 int cifs_readv_receive(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry *mid);
 
-int cifs_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata,
-		      void (*release)(struct kref *kref));
+int cifs_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata);
 void cifs_writev_complete(struct work_struct *work);
 struct cifs_writedata *cifs_writedata_alloc(unsigned int nr_pages,
 					    work_func_t complete,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 7aa91e272027..f562cb0f648a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -1690,8 +1690,7 @@ cifs_writev_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 
 /* cifs_async_writev - send an async write, and set up mid to handle result */
 int
-cifs_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata,
-		  void (*release)(struct kref *kref))
+cifs_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata)
 {
 	int rc = -EACCES;
 	WRITE_REQ *smb = NULL;
@@ -1768,7 +1767,7 @@ cifs_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata,
 	if (rc == 0)
 		cifs_stats_inc(&tcon->stats.cifs_stats.num_writes);
 	else
-		kref_put(&wdata->refcount, release);
+		kref_put(&wdata->refcount, wdata->release);
 
 async_writev_out:
 	cifs_small_buf_release(smb);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 56d1b28fb476..69fb59d86721 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -2357,7 +2357,7 @@ cifs_writev_requeue(struct cifs_writedata *wdata)
 				rc = -EBADF;
 		} else {
 			wdata2->pid = wdata2->cfile->pid;
-			rc = server->ops->async_writev(wdata2, wdata2->release);
+			rc = server->ops->async_writev(wdata2);
 		}
 
 		for (j = 0; j < nr_pages; j++) {
@@ -2635,7 +2635,7 @@ wdata_send_pages(struct cifs_writedata *wdata, unsigned int nr_pages,
 	if (wdata->cfile->invalidHandle)
 		rc = -EAGAIN;
 	else
-		rc = wdata->server->ops->async_writev(wdata, wdata->release);
+		rc = wdata->server->ops->async_writev(wdata);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -3206,8 +3206,7 @@ cifs_resend_wdata(struct cifs_writedata *wdata, struct list_head *wdata_list,
 					wdata->mr = NULL;
 				}
 #endif
-				rc = server->ops->async_writev(wdata,
-							       wdata->release);
+				rc = server->ops->async_writev(wdata);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -3368,7 +3367,7 @@ cifs_write_from_iter(loff_t offset, size_t len, struct iov_iter *from,
 			if (wdata->cfile->invalidHandle)
 				rc = -EAGAIN;
 			else
-				rc = server->ops->async_writev(wdata, wdata->release);
+				rc = server->ops->async_writev(wdata);
 		}
 
 		if (rc) {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 9b31ea946d45..c89f9253884e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -4447,8 +4447,7 @@ smb2_writev_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 
 /* smb2_async_writev - send an async write, and set up mid to handle result */
 int
-smb2_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata,
-		  void (*release)(struct kref *kref))
+smb2_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata)
 {
 	int rc = -EACCES, flags = 0;
 	struct smb2_write_req *req = NULL;
@@ -4575,7 +4574,7 @@ smb2_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata,
 				     req->PersistentFileId,
 				     tcon->tid, tcon->ses->Suid, wdata->offset,
 				     wdata->bytes, rc);
-		kref_put(&wdata->refcount, release);
+		kref_put(&wdata->refcount, wdata->release);
 		cifs_stats_fail_inc(tcon, SMB2_WRITE_HE);
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
index 08f243757b9b..a478267c58ac 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
@@ -190,8 +190,7 @@ extern int SMB2_get_srv_num(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 extern int smb2_async_readv(struct cifs_readdata *rdata);
 extern int SMB2_read(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_io_parms *io_parms,
 		     unsigned int *nbytes, char **buf, int *buf_type);
-extern int smb2_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata,
-			     void (*release)(struct kref *kref));
+extern int smb2_async_writev(struct cifs_writedata *wdata);
 extern int SMB2_write(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_io_parms *io_parms,
 		      unsigned int *nbytes, struct kvec *iov, int n_vec);
 extern int SMB2_echo(struct TCP_Server_Info *server);
