diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c b/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
index 5edf027c8359..3458f153a588 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int ecryptfs_write(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode, char *data, loff_t offset,
 			       ecryptfs_page_idx, rc);
 			goto out;
 		}
-		ecryptfs_page_virt = kmap_atomic(ecryptfs_page);
+		ecryptfs_page_virt = kmap_local_page(ecryptfs_page);
 
 		/*
 		 * pos: where we're now writing, offset: where the request was
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int ecryptfs_write(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode, char *data, loff_t offset,
 			       (data + data_offset), num_bytes);
 			data_offset += num_bytes;
 		}
-		kunmap_atomic(ecryptfs_page_virt);
+		kunmap_local(ecryptfs_page_virt);
 		flush_dcache_page(ecryptfs_page);
 		SetPageUptodate(ecryptfs_page);
 		unlock_page(ecryptfs_page);