diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index c31cd3be9fb2..a29f78a663ca 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -1223,6 +1223,14 @@ __xfs_filemap_fault(
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+xfs_is_write_fault(
+	struct vm_fault		*vmf)
+{
+	return (vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_WRITE) &&
+	       (vmf->vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED);
+}
+
 static vm_fault_t
 xfs_filemap_fault(
 	struct vm_fault		*vmf)
@@ -1230,7 +1238,7 @@ xfs_filemap_fault(
 	/* DAX can shortcut the normal fault path on write faults! */
 	return __xfs_filemap_fault(vmf, PE_SIZE_PTE,
 			IS_DAX(file_inode(vmf->vma->vm_file)) &&
-			(vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_WRITE));
+			xfs_is_write_fault(vmf));
 }
 
 static vm_fault_t
@@ -1243,7 +1251,7 @@ xfs_filemap_huge_fault(
 
 	/* DAX can shortcut the normal fault path on write faults! */
 	return __xfs_filemap_fault(vmf, pe_size,
-			(vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_WRITE));
+			xfs_is_write_fault(vmf));
 }
 
 static vm_fault_t