diff --git a/kernel/power/disk.c b/kernel/power/disk.c
index 9348d95a4fb8..555c0f0b2f7e 100644
--- a/kernel/power/disk.c
+++ b/kernel/power/disk.c
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ int hibernate(void)
 	if (error)
 		goto Exit;
 
+	printk("Syncing filesystems ... ");
+	sys_sync();
+	printk("done.\n");
+
 	error = prepare_processes();
 	if (error)
 		goto Finish;
diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c
index fb2412e7a0ce..3cdf95b1dc92 100644
--- a/kernel/power/main.c
+++ b/kernel/power/main.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/resume-trace.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/vmstat.h>
+#include <linux/syscalls.h>
 
 #include "power.h"
 
@@ -230,9 +231,14 @@ static int enter_state(suspend_state_t state)
 
 	if (!valid_state(state))
 		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (!mutex_trylock(&pm_mutex))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
+	printk("Syncing filesystems ... ");
+	sys_sync();
+	printk("done.\n");
+
 	pr_debug("PM: Preparing system for %s sleep\n", pm_states[state]);
 	if ((error = suspend_prepare()))
 		goto Unlock;
diff --git a/kernel/power/process.c b/kernel/power/process.c
index 3434940a3df1..dba2f3acb4f8 100644
--- a/kernel/power/process.c
+++ b/kernel/power/process.c
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ int freeze_processes(void)
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	sys_sync();
 	error = try_to_freeze_tasks(FREEZER_KERNEL_THREADS);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
diff --git a/kernel/power/user.c b/kernel/power/user.c
index bd0723a7df3f..5bd321bcbb75 100644
--- a/kernel/power/user.c
+++ b/kernel/power/user.c
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ static int snapshot_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 		mutex_lock(&pm_mutex);
 		error = pm_notifier_call_chain(PM_HIBERNATION_PREPARE);
 		if (!error) {
+			printk("Syncing filesystems ... ");
+			sys_sync();
+			printk("done.\n");
+
 			error = freeze_processes();
 			if (error)
 				thaw_processes();