diff --git a/src/core/ngx_output_chain.c b/src/core/ngx_output_chain.c
index 41267ee..8570742 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_output_chain.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_output_chain.c
@@ -256,10 +256,6 @@
     }
 #endif
 
-    if (buf->in_file && buf->file->directio) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     sendfile = ctx->sendfile;
 
 #if (NGX_SENDFILE_LIMIT)
@@ -270,6 +266,19 @@
 
 #endif
 
+#if !(NGX_HAVE_SENDFILE_NODISKIO)
+
+    /*
+     * With DIRECTIO, disable sendfile() unless sendfile(SF_NOCACHE)
+     * is available.
+     */
+
+    if (buf->in_file && buf->file->directio) {
+        sendfile = 0;
+    }
+
+#endif
+
     if (!sendfile) {
 
         if (!ngx_buf_in_memory(buf)) {
diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index 57e2d44..33977af 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -2955,7 +2955,13 @@
     ngx_set_errno(0);
 
 #if (NGX_HAVE_SENDFILE_NODISKIO)
+
     flags = (c->busy_count <= 2) ? SF_NODISKIO : 0;
+
+    if (file->file->directio) {
+        flags |= SF_NOCACHE;
+    }
+
 #else
     flags = 0;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c
index c939f6a..5c6a830 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c
@@ -174,7 +174,13 @@
             sent = 0;
 
 #if (NGX_HAVE_SENDFILE_NODISKIO)
+
             flags = (c->busy_count <= 2) ? SF_NODISKIO : 0;
+
+            if (file->file->directio) {
+                flags |= SF_NOCACHE;
+            }
+
 #endif
 
             rc = sendfile(file->file->fd, c->fd, file->file_pos,