diff --git a/block/fops.c b/block/fops.c
index 1ac3fa285090..41fa0c663f77 100644
--- a/block/fops.c
+++ b/block/fops.c
@@ -782,10 +782,11 @@ static ssize_t blkdev_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT) {
 		ret = blkdev_direct_write(iocb, from);
 		if (ret >= 0 && iov_iter_count(from)) {
-			if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) {
+			if (iocb->ki_flags & (IOCB_NOWAIT | IOCB_ATOMIC)) {
 				/*
 				 * The buffered fallback blocks on i_rwsem and
-				 * on writeback of the data it copied: return
+				 * on writeback of the data it copied, and
+				 * can't provide torn-write protection: return
 				 * the short direct write instead and let the
 				 * caller retry. The bytes already written
 				 * still need a flush if REQ_FUA was not set.