diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index ed3eb59b607e..b584205b25b4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1024,11 +1024,6 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 
 	if (!EX_ISSYNC(exp))
 		stable = 0;
-	if (stable && !use_wgather) {
-		spin_lock(&file->f_lock);
-		file->f_flags |= O_SYNC;
-		spin_unlock(&file->f_lock);
-	}
 
 	/* Write the data. */
 	oldfs = get_fs(); set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
@@ -1044,8 +1039,12 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 	if (inode->i_mode & (S_ISUID | S_ISGID))
 		kill_suid(dentry);
 
-	if (stable && use_wgather)
-		host_err = wait_for_concurrent_writes(file);
+	if (stable) {
+		if (use_wgather)
+			host_err = wait_for_concurrent_writes(file);
+		else
+			host_err = vfs_fsync_range(file, offset, offset+*cnt, 0);
+	}
 
 out_nfserr:
 	dprintk("nfsd: write complete host_err=%d\n", host_err);