diff --git a/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c b/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
index 91b8d2fc9407..94f9df06a784 100644
--- a/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
+++ b/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
@@ -516,12 +516,12 @@ static int do_msdos_rename(struct inode *old_dir, unsigned char *old_name,
 		MSDOS_I(old_inode)->i_attrs |= ATTR_HIDDEN;
 	else
 		MSDOS_I(old_inode)->i_attrs &= ~ATTR_HIDDEN;
+	mark_inode_dirty(old_inode);
 	if (IS_DIRSYNC(new_dir)) {
 		err = sync_inode_metadata(old_inode, 1);
 		if (err)
 			goto error_inode;
-	} else
-		mark_inode_dirty(old_inode);
+	}
 
 	if (update_dotdot) {
 		fat_set_start(dotdot_de, MSDOS_I(new_dir)->i_logstart);