diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index 1254986dd6eb..7c0f6bdf817d 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static void __f2fs_submit_merged_bio(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 	if (type >= META_FLUSH) {
 		io->fio.type = META_FLUSH;
 		io->fio.op = REQ_OP_WRITE;
-		io->fio.op_flags = REQ_META | REQ_PRIO;
+		io->fio.op_flags = REQ_META | REQ_PRIO | REQ_SYNC;
 		if (!test_opt(sbi, NOBARRIER))
 			io->fio.op_flags |= REQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_FUA;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.c b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
index 6e1c8cf75749..de31030b5041 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static int __submit_flush_wait(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
 	struct bio *bio = f2fs_bio_alloc(0);
 	int ret;
 
-	bio->bi_opf = REQ_OP_WRITE | REQ_PREFLUSH;
+	bio->bi_opf = REQ_OP_WRITE | REQ_SYNC | REQ_PREFLUSH;
 	bio->bi_bdev = bdev;
 	ret = submit_bio_wait(bio);
 	bio_put(bio);
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 9a14b2590337..83355ec4a92c 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ static int __f2fs_commit_super(struct buffer_head *bh,
 	unlock_buffer(bh);
 
 	/* it's rare case, we can do fua all the time */
-	return __sync_dirty_buffer(bh, REQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_FUA);
+	return __sync_dirty_buffer(bh, REQ_SYNC | REQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_FUA);
 }
 
 static inline bool sanity_check_area_boundary(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,