diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 3f67348d0f7e..5b421d619e16 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1787,13 +1787,14 @@ static ssize_t fuse_direct_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(iocb->ki_filp);
 	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
-	loff_t pos = iocb->ki_pos;
 	ssize_t res;
 	bool exclusive;
 
 	fuse_dio_lock(iocb, from, &exclusive);
 	res = generic_write_checks(iocb, from);
 	if (res > 0) {
+		loff_t pos = iocb->ki_pos;
+
 		task_io_account_write(res);
 		if (!is_sync_kiocb(iocb)) {
 			res = fuse_direct_IO(iocb, from);
@@ -1808,7 +1809,7 @@ static ssize_t fuse_direct_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 			/*
 			 * As in generic_file_direct_write(), invalidate after
 			 * write, to invalidate read-ahead cache that may have
-			 * with the write.
+			 * competed with the write.
 			 */
 			invalidate_inode_pages2_range(mapping,
 				pos >> PAGE_SHIFT,