diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 2da5db2c8bdb..374a8be014fd 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -480,6 +480,9 @@ struct fuse_conn {
 	/** Set if bdi is valid */
 	unsigned bdi_initialized:1;
 
+	/** write-back cache policy (default is write-through) */
+	unsigned writeback_cache:1;
+
 	/*
 	 * The following bitfields are only for optimization purposes
 	 * and hence races in setting them will not cause malfunction