diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index 0d31fea67a2c..d8202da15aca 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ xfs_file_fsync(
 	int			datasync)
 {
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = XFS_I(file->f_mapping->host);
-	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
 	int			log_flushed = 0;
 	int			error;
 
@@ -139,27 +138,17 @@ xfs_file_fsync(
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	if (xfs_is_shutdown(mp))
+	if (xfs_is_shutdown(ip->i_mount))
 		return -EIO;
 
 	xfs_iflags_clear(ip, XFS_ITRUNCATED);
 
 	/*
-	 * If we have an RT and/or log subvolume we need to make sure to flush
-	 * the write cache the device used for file data first.  This is to
-	 * ensure newly written file data make it to disk before logging the new
-	 * inode size in case of an extending write.
-	 */
-	if (XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE(ip) && mp->m_rtdev_targp != mp->m_ddev_targp)
-		error = blkdev_issue_flush(mp->m_rtdev_targp->bt_bdev);
-	else if (mp->m_logdev_targp != mp->m_ddev_targp)
-		error = blkdev_issue_flush(mp->m_ddev_targp->bt_bdev);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
-	/*
-	 * If the inode has a inode log item attached, it may need the journal
-	 * flushed to persist any changes the log item might be tracking.
+	 * If the inode has a log item attached, we must force the log up to the
+	 * last LSN in which the inode was modified to ensure all metadata is
+	 * persisted.  The log force will flush the caches for all devices
+	 * before writing the log records unless it is a no-op because there are
+	 * no modifications to this inode that need to be pushed out.
 	 */
 	if (ip->i_itemp) {
 		error = xfs_fsync_flush_log(ip, datasync, &log_flushed);
@@ -173,17 +162,10 @@ xfs_file_fsync(
 	 * when no metadata needed to be committed.
 	 *
 	 * Use the inode's actual file data target rather than assuming the
-	 * main data device. Realtime inodes with a separate realtime device
-	 * are flushed before the log force, so this fallback only applies
-	 * when the file data target is the same as the log target.
+	 * main data device.
 	 */
-	if (!log_flushed) {
-		struct xfs_buftarg *file_targp = xfs_inode_buftarg(ip);
-
-		if (mp->m_logdev_targp == file_targp)
-			return blkdev_issue_flush(file_targp->bt_bdev);
-	}
-
+	if (!log_flushed)
+		return blkdev_issue_flush(xfs_inode_buftarg(ip)->bt_bdev);
 	return 0;
 }