diff --git a/fs/ext2/inode.c b/fs/ext2/inode.c
index dbfe9098a124..fb91c61aa6d6 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/inode.c
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ void ext2_evict_inode(struct inode * inode)
 		if (inode->i_blocks)
 			ext2_truncate_blocks(inode, 0);
 		ext2_xattr_delete_inode(inode);
+	} else {
+		sync_mapping_buffers(&inode->i_data);
 	}
-
 	invalidate_inode_buffers(inode);
 	clear_inode(inode);