diff --git a/fs/ext4/fsync.c b/fs/ext4/fsync.c
index 712f00995390..5508baa11bb6 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/fsync.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/fsync.c
@@ -116,16 +116,8 @@ int ext4_sync_file(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = file_write_and_wait_range(file, start, end);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	if (!journal) {
-		struct writeback_control wbc = {
-			.sync_mode = WB_SYNC_ALL
-		};
-
-		ret = ext4_write_inode(inode, &wbc);
+		ret = __generic_file_fsync(file, start, end, datasync);
 		if (!ret)
 			ret = ext4_sync_parent(inode);
 		if (test_opt(inode->i_sb, BARRIER))
@@ -133,6 +125,9 @@ int ext4_sync_file(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	ret = file_write_and_wait_range(file, start, end);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 	/*
 	 * data=writeback,ordered:
 	 *  The caller's filemap_fdatawrite()/wait will sync the data.