diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
index cd81395..840c149 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ int dm_bufio_issue_flush(struct dm_bufio_client *c)
 {
 	struct dm_io_request io_req = {
 		.bi_op = REQ_OP_WRITE,
-		.bi_op_flags = REQ_PREFLUSH,
+		.bi_op_flags = REQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_SYNC,
 		.mem.type = DM_IO_KMEM,
 		.mem.ptr.addr = NULL,
 		.client = c->dm_io,
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
index 1feeb2c..7910bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
@@ -783,7 +783,8 @@ static void write_journal(struct dm_integrity_c *ic, unsigned commit_start, unsi
 			for (i = 0; i < commit_sections; i++)
 				rw_section_mac(ic, commit_start + i, true);
 		}
-		rw_journal(ic, REQ_OP_WRITE, REQ_FUA, commit_start, commit_sections, &io_comp);
+		rw_journal(ic, REQ_OP_WRITE, REQ_FUA | REQ_SYNC, commit_start,
+			   commit_sections, &io_comp);
 	} else {
 		unsigned to_end;
 		io_comp.in_flight = (atomic_t)ATOMIC_INIT(2);
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
index a95cbb8..e61c450 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-raid1.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static int mirror_flush(struct dm_target *ti)
 	struct mirror *m;
 	struct dm_io_request io_req = {
 		.bi_op = REQ_OP_WRITE,
-		.bi_op_flags = REQ_PREFLUSH,
+		.bi_op_flags = REQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_SYNC,
 		.mem.type = DM_IO_KMEM,
 		.mem.ptr.addr = NULL,
 		.client = ms->io_client,
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
index b93476c..c5534d2 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
@@ -741,7 +741,8 @@ static void persistent_commit_exception(struct dm_exception_store *store,
 	/*
 	 * Commit exceptions to disk.
 	 */
-	if (ps->valid && area_io(ps, REQ_OP_WRITE, REQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_FUA))
+	if (ps->valid && area_io(ps, REQ_OP_WRITE,
+				 REQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_FUA | REQ_SYNC))
 		ps->valid = 0;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 6ef9500..37ccd73 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ static struct mapped_device *alloc_dev(int minor)
 
 	bio_init(&md->flush_bio, NULL, 0);
 	md->flush_bio.bi_bdev = md->bdev;
-	md->flush_bio.bi_opf = REQ_OP_WRITE | REQ_PREFLUSH;
+	md->flush_bio.bi_opf = REQ_OP_WRITE | REQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_SYNC;
 
 	dm_stats_init(&md->stats);