diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 9e8cc4346b76..1ca6867935bb 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ static int ocfs2_sync_file(struct file *file, int datasync)
 		 * platter
 		 */
 		if (osb->s_mount_opt & OCFS2_MOUNT_BARRIER)
-			blkdev_issue_flush(inode->i_sb->s_bdev, GFP_KERNEL,
-					   NULL, BLKDEV_IFL_WAIT);
+			blkdev_issue_flush(inode->i_sb->s_bdev, GFP_KERNEL, NULL);
 		goto bail;
 	}