diff --git a/fs/ext4/fsync.c b/fs/ext4/fsync.c
index 8850254136ae..5c4372512ef7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/fsync.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/fsync.c
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ int ext4_sync_file(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 	}
 
 	if (!journal) {
-		ret = generic_file_fsync(file, start, end, datasync);
+		ret = __generic_file_fsync(file, start, end, datasync);
 		if (!ret && !hlist_empty(&inode->i_dentry))
 			ret = ext4_sync_parent(inode);
+		if (test_opt(inode->i_sb, BARRIER))
+			goto issue_flush;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ int ext4_sync_file(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 		needs_barrier = true;
 	ret = jbd2_complete_transaction(journal, commit_tid);
 	if (needs_barrier) {
+	issue_flush:
 		err = blkdev_issue_flush(inode->i_sb->s_bdev, GFP_KERNEL, NULL);
 		if (!ret)
 			ret = err;