#include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/falloc.h>
 #include <linux/quotaops.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 
 #define MLOG_MASK_PREFIX ML_INODE
 #include <cluster/masklog.h>
        if (err)
                goto bail;
 
-       if (datasync && !(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_DATASYNC))
+       if (datasync && !(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
+               /*
+                * We still have to flush drive's caches to get data to the
+                * platter
+                */
+               if (osb->s_mount_opt & OCFS2_MOUNT_BARRIER)
+                       blkdev_issue_flush(inode->i_sb->s_bdev, GFP_KERNEL,
+                                          NULL, BLKDEV_IFL_WAIT);
                goto bail;
+       }
 
        journal = osb->journal->j_journal;
        err = jbd2_journal_force_commit(journal);