diff --git a/fs/nfs/io.c b/fs/nfs/io.c
index 20fef85d2bb1..9034b4926909 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/io.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/io.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void nfs_block_buffered(struct nfs_inode *nfsi, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	if (!test_bit(NFS_INO_ODIRECT, &nfsi->flags)) {
 		set_bit(NFS_INO_ODIRECT, &nfsi->flags);
-		nfs_wb_all(inode);
+		nfs_sync_mapping(inode->i_mapping);
 	}
 }