diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 13740f2d0e61..a6339cefbb1e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ void ext4_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 		 */
 		if (inode->i_ino != EXT4_JOURNAL_INO &&
 		    ext4_should_journal_data(inode) &&
-		    (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode) || S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) &&
-		    inode->i_data.nrpages) {
+		    S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) && inode->i_data.nrpages) {
 			journal_t *journal = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_journal;
 			tid_t commit_tid = EXT4_I(inode)->i_datasync_tid;
 
@@ -2944,8 +2943,7 @@ static int ext4_da_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 
 	index = pos >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
-	if (ext4_nonda_switch(inode->i_sb) || S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode) ||
-	    ext4_verity_in_progress(inode)) {
+	if (ext4_nonda_switch(inode->i_sb) || ext4_verity_in_progress(inode)) {
 		*fsdata = (void *)FALL_BACK_TO_NONDELALLOC;
 		return ext4_write_begin(file, mapping, pos,
 					len, flags, pagep, fsdata);
@@ -4977,7 +4975,6 @@ struct inode *__ext4_iget(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino,
 		}
 		if (IS_ENCRYPTED(inode)) {
 			inode->i_op = &ext4_encrypted_symlink_inode_operations;
-			ext4_set_aops(inode);
 		} else if (ext4_inode_is_fast_symlink(inode)) {
 			inode->i_link = (char *)ei->i_data;
 			inode->i_op = &ext4_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
@@ -4985,9 +4982,7 @@ struct inode *__ext4_iget(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino,
 				sizeof(ei->i_data) - 1);
 		} else {
 			inode->i_op = &ext4_symlink_inode_operations;
-			ext4_set_aops(inode);
 		}
-		inode_nohighmem(inode);
 	} else if (S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode) || S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode) ||
 	      S_ISFIFO(inode->i_mode) || S_ISSOCK(inode->i_mode)) {
 		inode->i_op = &ext4_special_inode_operations;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index e37da8d5cd0c..fa8002aae829 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -3249,6 +3249,32 @@ static int ext4_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+static int ext4_init_symlink_block(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
+				   struct fscrypt_str *disk_link)
+{
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
+	char *kaddr;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	bh = ext4_bread(handle, inode, 0, EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_CREATE);
+	if (IS_ERR(bh))
+		return PTR_ERR(bh);
+
+	BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "get_write_access");
+	err = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, inode->i_sb, bh, EXT4_JTR_NONE);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	kaddr = (char *)bh->b_data;
+	memcpy(kaddr, disk_link->name, disk_link->len);
+	inode->i_size = disk_link->len - 1;
+	EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = inode->i_size;
+	err = ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(handle, inode, bh);
+out:
+	brelse(bh);
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int ext4_symlink(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 			struct dentry *dentry, const char *symname)
 {
@@ -3270,26 +3296,14 @@ static int ext4_symlink(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if ((disk_link.len > EXT4_N_BLOCKS * 4)) {
-		/*
-		 * For non-fast symlinks, we just allocate inode and put it on
-		 * orphan list in the first transaction => we need bitmap,
-		 * group descriptor, sb, inode block, quota blocks, and
-		 * possibly selinux xattr blocks.
-		 */
-		credits = 4 + EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
-			  EXT4_XATTR_TRANS_BLOCKS;
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * Fast symlink. We have to add entry to directory
-		 * (EXT4_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS + EXT4_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS),
-		 * allocate new inode (bitmap, group descriptor, inode block,
-		 * quota blocks, sb is already counted in previous macros).
-		 */
-		credits = EXT4_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
-			  EXT4_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS + 3;
-	}
-
+	/*
+	 * EXT4_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS for addition of entry into the
+	 * directory. +3 for inode, inode bitmap, group descriptor allocation.
+	 * EXT4_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS for the data block allocation and
+	 * modification.
+	 */
+	credits = EXT4_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
+		  EXT4_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS + 3;
 	inode = ext4_new_inode_start_handle(mnt_userns, dir, S_IFLNK|S_IRWXUGO,
 					    &dentry->d_name, 0, NULL,
 					    EXT4_HT_DIR, credits);
@@ -3305,73 +3319,52 @@ static int ext4_symlink(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *dir,
 		if (err)
 			goto err_drop_inode;
 		inode->i_op = &ext4_encrypted_symlink_inode_operations;
+	} else {
+		if ((disk_link.len > EXT4_N_BLOCKS * 4)) {
+			inode->i_op = &ext4_symlink_inode_operations;
+		} else {
+			inode->i_op = &ext4_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
+			inode->i_link = (char *)&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if ((disk_link.len > EXT4_N_BLOCKS * 4)) {
-		if (!IS_ENCRYPTED(inode))
-			inode->i_op = &ext4_symlink_inode_operations;
-		inode_nohighmem(inode);
-		ext4_set_aops(inode);
-		/*
-		 * We cannot call page_symlink() with transaction started
-		 * because it calls into ext4_write_begin() which can wait
-		 * for transaction commit if we are running out of space
-		 * and thus we deadlock. So we have to stop transaction now
-		 * and restart it when symlink contents is written.
-		 *
-		 * To keep fs consistent in case of crash, we have to put inode
-		 * to orphan list in the mean time.
-		 */
-		drop_nlink(inode);
-		err = ext4_orphan_add(handle, inode);
-		if (handle)
-			ext4_journal_stop(handle);
-		handle = NULL;
+		/* alloc symlink block and fill it */
+		err = ext4_init_symlink_block(handle, inode, &disk_link);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_drop_inode;
-		err = __page_symlink(inode, disk_link.name, disk_link.len, 1);
-		if (err)
-			goto err_drop_inode;
-		/*
-		 * Now inode is being linked into dir (EXT4_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS
-		 * + EXT4_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS), inode is also modified
-		 */
-		handle = ext4_journal_start(dir, EXT4_HT_DIR,
-				EXT4_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
-				EXT4_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS + 1);
-		if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(handle);
-			handle = NULL;
-			goto err_drop_inode;
-		}
-		set_nlink(inode, 1);
-		err = ext4_orphan_del(handle, inode);
+		err = ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
+		if (!err)
+			err = ext4_add_entry(handle, dentry, inode);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_drop_inode;
+
+		d_instantiate_new(dentry, inode);
+		if (IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
+			ext4_handle_sync(handle);
+		if (handle)
+			ext4_journal_stop(handle);
 	} else {
 		/* clear the extent format for fast symlink */
 		ext4_clear_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS);
-		if (!IS_ENCRYPTED(inode)) {
-			inode->i_op = &ext4_fast_symlink_inode_operations;
-			inode->i_link = (char *)&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data;
-		}
 		memcpy((char *)&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data, disk_link.name,
 		       disk_link.len);
 		inode->i_size = disk_link.len - 1;
+		EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = inode->i_size;
+		err = ext4_add_nondir(handle, dentry, &inode);
+		if (handle)
+			ext4_journal_stop(handle);
+		if (inode)
+			iput(inode);
 	}
-	EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = inode->i_size;
-	err = ext4_add_nondir(handle, dentry, &inode);
-	if (handle)
-		ext4_journal_stop(handle);
-	if (inode)
-		iput(inode);
 	goto out_free_encrypted_link;
 
 err_drop_inode:
-	if (handle)
-		ext4_journal_stop(handle);
 	clear_nlink(inode);
+	ext4_orphan_add(handle, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	if (handle)
+		ext4_journal_stop(handle);
 	iput(inode);
 out_free_encrypted_link:
 	if (disk_link.name != (unsigned char *)symname)
diff --git a/fs/ext4/symlink.c b/fs/ext4/symlink.c
index 69109746e6e2..f030f8705986 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/symlink.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static const char *ext4_encrypted_get_link(struct dentry *dentry,
 					   struct inode *inode,
 					   struct delayed_call *done)
 {
-	struct page *cpage = NULL;
+	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
 	const void *caddr;
 	unsigned int max_size;
 	const char *paddr;
@@ -39,16 +39,19 @@ static const char *ext4_encrypted_get_link(struct dentry *dentry,
 		caddr = EXT4_I(inode)->i_data;
 		max_size = sizeof(EXT4_I(inode)->i_data);
 	} else {
-		cpage = read_mapping_page(inode->i_mapping, 0, NULL);
-		if (IS_ERR(cpage))
-			return ERR_CAST(cpage);
-		caddr = page_address(cpage);
+		bh = ext4_bread(NULL, inode, 0, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(bh))
+			return ERR_CAST(bh);
+		if (!bh) {
+			EXT4_ERROR_INODE(inode, "bad symlink.");
+			return ERR_PTR(-EFSCORRUPTED);
+		}
+		caddr = bh->b_data;
 		max_size = inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
 	}
 
 	paddr = fscrypt_get_symlink(inode, caddr, max_size, done);
-	if (cpage)
-		put_page(cpage);
+	brelse(bh);
 	return paddr;
 }
 
@@ -62,6 +65,31 @@ static int ext4_encrypted_symlink_getattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns,
 	return fscrypt_symlink_getattr(path, stat);
 }
 
+static void ext4_free_link(void *bh)
+{
+	brelse(bh);
+}
+
+static const char *ext4_get_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
+				 struct delayed_call *callback)
+{
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
+
+	if (!dentry)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ECHILD);
+
+	bh = ext4_bread(NULL, inode, 0, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(bh))
+		return ERR_CAST(bh);
+	if (!bh) {
+		EXT4_ERROR_INODE(inode, "bad symlink.");
+		return ERR_PTR(-EFSCORRUPTED);
+	}
+
+	set_delayed_call(callback, ext4_free_link, bh);
+	return bh->b_data;
+}
+
 const struct inode_operations ext4_encrypted_symlink_inode_operations = {
 	.get_link	= ext4_encrypted_get_link,
 	.setattr	= ext4_setattr,
@@ -70,7 +98,7 @@ const struct inode_operations ext4_encrypted_symlink_inode_operations = {
 };
 
 const struct inode_operations ext4_symlink_inode_operations = {
-	.get_link	= page_get_link,
+	.get_link	= ext4_get_link,
 	.setattr	= ext4_setattr,
 	.getattr	= ext4_getattr,
 	.listxattr	= ext4_listxattr,
