diff --git a/fs/ntfs/file.c b/fs/ntfs/file.c
index dafaeee6092b..0c83a0dbc981 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/file.c
@@ -417,14 +417,14 @@ int ntfs_file_fsync(struct file *filp, loff_t start, loff_t end,
 	err = sync_blockdev(vi->i_sb->s_bdev);
 	if (unlikely(err && !ret))
 		ret = err;
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = blkdev_issue_flush(vi->i_sb->s_bdev);
 	if (likely(!ret))
 		ntfs_debug("Done.");
 	else
 		ntfs_warning(vi->i_sb,
 				"Failed to f%ssync inode 0x%llx.  Error %u.",
 				datasync ? "data" : "", ni->mft_no, -ret);
-	if (!ret)
-		blkdev_issue_flush(vi->i_sb->s_bdev);
 	return ret;
 }