diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index c45c20d87538..04bb4bac327f 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ static int aio_write(struct kiocb *req, const struct iocb *iocb,
 		 * we return to userspace.
 		 */
 		if (S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode)) {
-			__sb_start_write(file_inode(file)->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE, true);
+			__sb_start_write(file_inode(file)->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
 			__sb_writers_release(file_inode(file)->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
 		}
 		req->ki_flags |= IOCB_WRITE;
diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index b42dfa0243bf..b735fecb49da 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -3532,8 +3532,7 @@ static int io_write(struct io_kiocb *req, bool force_nonblock,
 	 * we return to userspace.
 	 */
 	if (req->flags & REQ_F_ISREG) {
-		__sb_start_write(file_inode(req->file)->i_sb,
-					SB_FREEZE_WRITE, true);
+		__sb_start_write(file_inode(req->file)->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
 		__sb_writers_release(file_inode(req->file)->i_sb,
 					SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index e1fd667454d4..59aa59279133 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -1645,16 +1645,22 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sb_end_write);
  * This is an internal function, please use sb_start_{write,pagefault,intwrite}
  * instead.
  */
-int __sb_start_write(struct super_block *sb, int level, bool wait)
+void __sb_start_write(struct super_block *sb, int level)
 {
-	if (!wait)
-		return percpu_down_read_trylock(sb->s_writers.rw_sem + level-1);
-
-	percpu_down_read(sb->s_writers.rw_sem + level-1);
-	return 1;
+	percpu_down_read(sb->s_writers.rw_sem + level - 1);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sb_start_write);
 
+/*
+ * This is an internal function, please use sb_start_{write,pagefault,intwrite}
+ * instead.
+ */
+bool __sb_start_write_trylock(struct super_block *sb, int level)
+{
+	return percpu_down_read_trylock(sb->s_writers.rw_sem + level - 1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__sb_start_write_trylock);
+
 /**
  * sb_wait_write - wait until all writers to given file system finish
  * @sb: the super for which we wait
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 0bd126418bb6..98548ec7de0b 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1581,7 +1581,8 @@ extern struct timespec64 current_time(struct inode *inode);
  */
 
 void __sb_end_write(struct super_block *sb, int level);
-int __sb_start_write(struct super_block *sb, int level, bool wait);
+void __sb_start_write(struct super_block *sb, int level);
+bool __sb_start_write_trylock(struct super_block *sb, int level);
 
 #define __sb_writers_acquired(sb, lev)	\
 	percpu_rwsem_acquire(&(sb)->s_writers.rw_sem[(lev)-1], 1, _THIS_IP_)
@@ -1645,12 +1646,12 @@ static inline void sb_end_intwrite(struct super_block *sb)
  */
 static inline void sb_start_write(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	__sb_start_write(sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE, true);
+	__sb_start_write(sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
 }
 
-static inline int sb_start_write_trylock(struct super_block *sb)
+static inline bool sb_start_write_trylock(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	return __sb_start_write(sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE, false);
+	return __sb_start_write_trylock(sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1674,7 +1675,7 @@ static inline int sb_start_write_trylock(struct super_block *sb)
  */
 static inline void sb_start_pagefault(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	__sb_start_write(sb, SB_FREEZE_PAGEFAULT, true);
+	__sb_start_write(sb, SB_FREEZE_PAGEFAULT);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1692,12 +1693,12 @@ static inline void sb_start_pagefault(struct super_block *sb)
  */
 static inline void sb_start_intwrite(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	__sb_start_write(sb, SB_FREEZE_FS, true);
+	__sb_start_write(sb, SB_FREEZE_FS);
 }
 
-static inline int sb_start_intwrite_trylock(struct super_block *sb)
+static inline bool sb_start_intwrite_trylock(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	return __sb_start_write(sb, SB_FREEZE_FS, false);
+	return __sb_start_write_trylock(sb, SB_FREEZE_FS);
 }
 
 
@@ -2756,14 +2757,14 @@ static inline void file_start_write(struct file *file)
 {
 	if (!S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode))
 		return;
-	__sb_start_write(file_inode(file)->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE, true);
+	__sb_start_write(file_inode(file)->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
 }
 
 static inline bool file_start_write_trylock(struct file *file)
 {
 	if (!S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode))
 		return true;
-	return __sb_start_write(file_inode(file)->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE, false);
+	return __sb_start_write_trylock(file_inode(file)->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
 }
 
 static inline void file_end_write(struct file *file)
