diff --git a/fs/fat/file.c b/fs/fat/file.c
index 13855ba49cd9..a5a309fcc7fa 100644
--- a/fs/fat/file.c
+++ b/fs/fat/file.c
@@ -175,9 +175,10 @@ long fat_generic_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 static int fat_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	if ((filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) &&
-	     MSDOS_SB(inode->i_sb)->options.flush) {
+	    MSDOS_SB(inode->i_sb)->options.flush) {
 		fat_flush_inodes(inode->i_sb, inode, NULL);
-		congestion_wait(BLK_RW_ASYNC, HZ/10);
+		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+		io_schedule_timeout(HZ/10);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }