diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 2768138eefee..9b627c15010a 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ void ecryptfs_put_lower_file(struct inode *inode)
 	inode_info = ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_count,
 				      &inode_info->lower_file_mutex)) {
+		filemap_write_and_wait(inode->i_mapping);
 		fput(inode_info->lower_file);
 		inode_info->lower_file = NULL;
 		mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);