diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 8e66fb0e743d..6582c4507e6c 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -2207,7 +2207,7 @@ int ceph_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	u64 flush_tid;
 	int err = 0;
 	int dirty;
-	int wait = wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL;
+	int wait = (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL && !wbc->for_sync);
 
 	dout("write_inode %p wait=%d\n", inode, wait);
 	if (wait) {