diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 2a7828c0e59b..f65ef8821c73 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -1854,6 +1854,7 @@ static int __block_prepare_write(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
 			clear_buffer_new(bh);
 			kaddr = kmap_atomic(page, KM_USER0);
 			memset(kaddr+block_start, 0, bh->b_size);
+			flush_dcache_page(page);
 			kunmap_atomic(kaddr, KM_USER0);
 			set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 			mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
@@ -2360,6 +2361,7 @@ failed:
 	 */
 	kaddr = kmap_atomic(page, KM_USER0);
 	memset(kaddr, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
+	flush_dcache_page(page);
 	kunmap_atomic(kaddr, KM_USER0);
 	SetPageUptodate(page);
 	set_page_dirty(page);