diff --git a/fs/ext2/dir.c b/fs/ext2/dir.c
index e17bbc7598c1..5de32c221a83 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/dir.c
@@ -442,6 +442,9 @@ static int ext2_handle_dirsync(struct inode *dir)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	if (!IS_DIRSYNC(dir))
+		return 0;
+
 	err = filemap_write_and_wait(dir->i_mapping);
 	if (!err)
 		err = sync_inode_metadata(dir, 1);