diff --git a/fs/fat/file.c b/fs/fat/file.c
index 124d9c5431c8..1551065a7964 100644
--- a/fs/fat/file.c
+++ b/fs/fat/file.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ int fat_file_fsync(struct file *filp, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 	struct inode *inode = filp->f_mapping->host;
 	int err;
 
-	err = __generic_file_fsync(filp, start, end, datasync);
+	err = generic_buffers_fsync_noflush(filp, start, end, datasync);
 	if (err)
 		return err;