diff --git a/fs/sdcardfs/file.c b/fs/sdcardfs/file.c
index 23e44a713aa8..3d15a2271e26 100644
--- a/fs/sdcardfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sdcardfs/file.c
@@ -297,8 +297,10 @@ static int sdcardfs_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 	struct file *lower_file = NULL;
 
 	lower_file = sdcardfs_lower_file(file);
-	if (lower_file && lower_file->f_op && lower_file->f_op->flush)
+	if (lower_file && lower_file->f_op && lower_file->f_op->flush) {
+		filemap_write_and_wait(file->f_mapping);
 		err = lower_file->f_op->flush(lower_file, id);
+	}
 
 	return err;
 }