diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index 201f0a0d6b0a..16f509d6fa49 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 static int
 ecryptfs_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 {
+	filemap_write_and_wait(file->f_mapping);
 	return vfs_fsync(ecryptfs_file_to_lower(file), datasync);
 }