diff --git a/fs/fat/file.c b/fs/fat/file.c
index b3bed32946b1..0e3ed79fcc3f 100644
--- a/fs/fat/file.c
+++ b/fs/fat/file.c
@@ -193,12 +193,17 @@ static int fat_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 int fat_file_fsync(struct file *filp, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = filp->f_mapping->host;
-	int res, err;
+	int err;
+
+	err = __generic_file_fsync(filp, start, end, datasync);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	res = generic_file_fsync(filp, start, end, datasync);
 	err = sync_mapping_buffers(MSDOS_SB(inode->i_sb)->fat_inode->i_mapping);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	return res ? res : err;
+	return blkdev_issue_flush(inode->i_sb->s_bdev, GFP_KERNEL, NULL);
 }