diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 51f617e..018a06a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -1034,6 +1034,7 @@
 			if (i_size_read(inode) < iocb->ki_pos)
 				i_size_write(inode, iocb->ki_pos);
 			spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+			generic_write_sync(file, pos, result);
 		}
 	}
 	nfs_direct_req_release(dreq);