diff --git a/fs/backing-file.c b/fs/backing-file.c
index afb557446c27..8860dac58c37 100644
--- a/fs/backing-file.c
+++ b/fs/backing-file.c
@@ -303,13 +303,16 @@ ssize_t backing_file_splice_write(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(out->f_mode & FMODE_BACKING)))
 		return -EIO;
 
+	if (!out->f_op->splice_write)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ret = file_remove_privs(ctx->user_file);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	old_cred = override_creds(ctx->cred);
 	file_start_write(out);
-	ret = iter_file_splice_write(pipe, out, ppos, len, flags);
+	ret = out->f_op->splice_write(pipe, out, ppos, len, flags);
 	file_end_write(out);
 	revert_creds(old_cred);