diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index fef65d1e024e4c5423efec23cc09fcbee602472a..c66c1df467f4a51970ffd2c2a21b58867c26c3b0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -1475,6 +1475,7 @@ int nfs_post_op_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 	int status;
 
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	nfs_fattr_set_barrier(fattr);
 	status = nfs_post_op_update_inode_locked(inode, fattr);
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);