diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index f8ff019cc6ec..135360e2b9e5 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1591,6 +1591,18 @@ static int fuse_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	if (fuse_page_is_writeback(page->mapping->host, page->index)) {
+		/*
+		 * ->writepages() should be called for sync() and friends.  We
+		 * should only get here on direct reclaim and then we are
+		 * allowed to skip a page which is already in flight
+		 */
+		WARN_ON(wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
+
+		redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	err = fuse_writepage_locked(page);
 	unlock_page(page);