diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 7c5e983fe385..5e6bc8fa4e46 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -2454,25 +2454,26 @@ cifs_setattr_nounix(struct dentry *direntry, struct iattr *attrs)
 
 	/*
 	 * Attempt to flush data before changing attributes. We need to do
-	 * this for ATTR_SIZE and ATTR_MTIME for sure, and if we change the
-	 * ownership or mode then we may also need to do this. Here, we take
-	 * the safe way out and just do the flush on all setattr requests. If
-	 * the flush returns error, store it to report later and continue.
+	 * this for ATTR_SIZE and ATTR_MTIME.  If the flush of the data
+	 * returns error, store it to report later and continue.
 	 *
 	 * BB: This should be smarter. Why bother flushing pages that
 	 * will be truncated anyway? Also, should we error out here if
-	 * the flush returns error?
+	 * the flush returns error? Do we need to check for ATTR_MTIME_SET flag?
 	 */
-	rc = filemap_write_and_wait(inode->i_mapping);
-	if (is_interrupt_error(rc)) {
-		rc = -ERESTARTSYS;
-		goto cifs_setattr_exit;
+	if (attrs->ia_valid & (ATTR_MTIME | ATTR_SIZE | ATTR_CTIME)) {
+		rc = filemap_write_and_wait(inode->i_mapping);
+		if (is_interrupt_error(rc)) {
+			rc = -ERESTARTSYS;
+			goto cifs_setattr_exit;
+		}
+		mapping_set_error(inode->i_mapping, rc);
 	}
 
-	mapping_set_error(inode->i_mapping, rc);
 	rc = 0;
 
-	if (attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_MTIME) {
+	if ((attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_MTIME) &&
+	    !(cifs_sb->mnt_cifs_flags & CIFS_MOUNT_NOSSYNC)) {
 		rc = cifs_get_writable_file(cifsInode, FIND_WR_ANY, &wfile);
 		if (!rc) {
 			tcon = tlink_tcon(wfile->tlink);