diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index 3031b14a9c65..af79c6d6df3b 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ static inline void __range_close(struct files_struct *files,
 		file = file_close_fd_locked(files, fd);
 		if (file) {
 			spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
-			filp_close(file, files);
+			filp_close_sync(file, files);
 			cond_resched();
 			spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
 			fdt = files_fdtable(files);