diff --git a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
index 85d2dc9bc212..29d84dc66ca3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/filelayout/filelayout.c
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static void
 filelayout_pg_init_read(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
 			struct nfs_page *req)
 {
-	pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(pgio);
+	pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(pgio, req);
 	if (!pgio->pg_lseg) {
 		pgio->pg_lseg = fl_pnfs_update_layout(pgio->pg_inode,
 						      nfs_req_openctx(req),
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ static void
 filelayout_pg_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
 			 struct nfs_page *req)
 {
-	pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(pgio);
+	pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(pgio, req);
 	if (!pgio->pg_lseg) {
 		pgio->pg_lseg = fl_pnfs_update_layout(pgio->pg_inode,
 						      nfs_req_openctx(req),
diff --git a/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c b/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c
index 3e724cb7ef01..24188af56d5b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c
@@ -822,14 +822,6 @@ ff_layout_pg_get_read(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-ff_layout_pg_check_layout(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
-			  struct nfs_page *req)
-{
-	pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(pgio);
-	pnfs_generic_pg_check_range(pgio, req);
-}
-
 static void
 ff_layout_pg_init_read(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
 			struct nfs_page *req)
@@ -840,7 +832,7 @@ ff_layout_pg_init_read(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
 	u32 ds_idx;
 
 retry:
-	ff_layout_pg_check_layout(pgio, req);
+	pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(pgio, req);
 	/* Use full layout for now */
 	if (!pgio->pg_lseg) {
 		ff_layout_pg_get_read(pgio, req, false);
@@ -895,7 +887,7 @@ ff_layout_pg_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
 	u32 i;
 
 retry:
-	ff_layout_pg_check_layout(pgio, req);
+	pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(pgio, req);
 	if (!pgio->pg_lseg) {
 		pgio->pg_lseg =
 			pnfs_update_layout(pgio->pg_inode, nfs_req_openctx(req),
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index a5cc6199127f..b5834728f31b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -2705,38 +2705,28 @@ pnfs_layout_return_unused_byclid(struct nfs_client *clp,
 			&range);
 }
 
+/* Check if we have we have a valid layout but if there isn't an intersection
+ * between the request and the pgio->pg_lseg, put this pgio->pg_lseg away.
+ */
 void
-pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio)
+pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
+			     struct nfs_page *req)
 {
 	if (pgio->pg_lseg == NULL ||
-	    test_bit(NFS_LSEG_VALID, &pgio->pg_lseg->pls_flags))
+	    (test_bit(NFS_LSEG_VALID, &pgio->pg_lseg->pls_flags) &&
+	    pnfs_lseg_request_intersecting(pgio->pg_lseg, req)))
 		return;
 	pnfs_put_lseg(pgio->pg_lseg);
 	pgio->pg_lseg = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout);
 
-/*
- * Check for any intersection between the request and the pgio->pg_lseg,
- * and if none, put this pgio->pg_lseg away.
- */
-void
-pnfs_generic_pg_check_range(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio, struct nfs_page *req)
-{
-	if (pgio->pg_lseg && !pnfs_lseg_request_intersecting(pgio->pg_lseg, req)) {
-		pnfs_put_lseg(pgio->pg_lseg);
-		pgio->pg_lseg = NULL;
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pnfs_generic_pg_check_range);
-
 void
 pnfs_generic_pg_init_read(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio, struct nfs_page *req)
 {
 	u64 rd_size;
 
-	pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(pgio);
-	pnfs_generic_pg_check_range(pgio, req);
+	pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(pgio, req);
 	if (pgio->pg_lseg == NULL) {
 		if (pgio->pg_dreq == NULL)
 			rd_size = i_size_read(pgio->pg_inode) - req_offset(req);
@@ -2766,8 +2756,7 @@ void
 pnfs_generic_pg_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
 			   struct nfs_page *req, u64 wb_size)
 {
-	pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(pgio);
-	pnfs_generic_pg_check_range(pgio, req);
+	pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(pgio, req);
 	if (pgio->pg_lseg == NULL) {
 		pgio->pg_lseg =
 			pnfs_update_layout(pgio->pg_inode, nfs_req_openctx(req),
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
index db57a85500ee..fa5beeaaf5da 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
@@ -257,8 +257,7 @@ void pnfs_put_lseg(struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg);
 
 void set_pnfs_layoutdriver(struct nfs_server *, const struct nfs_fh *, struct nfs_fsinfo *);
 void unset_pnfs_layoutdriver(struct nfs_server *);
-void pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio);
-void pnfs_generic_pg_check_range(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio, struct nfs_page *req);
+void pnfs_generic_pg_check_layout(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio, struct nfs_page *req);
 void pnfs_generic_pg_init_read(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *, struct nfs_page *);
 int pnfs_generic_pg_readpages(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc);
 void pnfs_generic_pg_init_write(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *pgio,
