diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_lrw.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_lrw.c
index 7e90daa0d1d1..9142192ccbe6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_lrw.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_lrw.c
@@ -751,10 +751,26 @@ start:
 			goto relock;
 		}
 	} else {
+		int enospc = 0;
+		ssize_t ret2 = 0;
+
+write_retry:
 		xfs_rw_enter_trace(XFS_WRITE_ENTER, xip, (void *)iovp, segs,
 				*offset, ioflags);
-		ret = generic_file_buffered_write(iocb, iovp, segs,
+		ret2 = generic_file_buffered_write(iocb, iovp, segs,
 				pos, offset, count, ret);
+		/*
+		 * if we just got an ENOSPC, flush the inode now we
+		 * aren't holding any page locks and retry *once*
+		 */
+		if (ret2 == -ENOSPC && !enospc) {
+			error = xfs_flush_pages(xip, 0, -1, 0, FI_NONE);
+			if (error)
+				goto out_unlock_internal;
+			enospc = 1;
+			goto write_retry;
+		}
+		ret = ret2;
 	}
 
 	current->backing_dev_info = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
index 88caafc8ef1b..73cf8dc19738 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
@@ -426,31 +426,6 @@ xfs_syncd_queue_work(
  * heads, looking about for more room...
  */
 STATIC void
-xfs_flush_inode_work(
-	struct xfs_mount *mp,
-	void		*arg)
-{
-	struct inode	*inode = arg;
-	filemap_flush(inode->i_mapping);
-	iput(inode);
-}
-
-void
-xfs_flush_inode(
-	xfs_inode_t	*ip)
-{
-	struct inode	*inode = VFS_I(ip);
-
-	igrab(inode);
-	xfs_syncd_queue_work(ip->i_mount, inode, xfs_flush_inode_work);
-	delay(msecs_to_jiffies(500));
-}
-
-/*
- * This is the "bigger hammer" version of xfs_flush_inode_work...
- * (IOW, "If at first you don't succeed, use a Bigger Hammer").
- */
-STATIC void
 xfs_flush_inodes_work(
 	struct xfs_mount *mp,
 	void		*arg)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
index ec95e264805b..6e83a35626ed 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ int xfs_sync_fsdata(struct xfs_mount *mp, int flags);
 int xfs_quiesce_data(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_quiesce_attr(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 
-void xfs_flush_inode(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 void xfs_flush_inodes(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 
 int xfs_reclaim_inode(struct xfs_inode *ip, int locked, int sync_mode);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
index 8b97d82d7a88..7b8b17071030 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ xfs_flush_space(
 	case 0:
 		if (ip->i_delayed_blks) {
 			xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-			xfs_flush_inode(ip);
+			delay(1);
 			xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 			*fsynced = 1;
 		} else {