diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index aa9b709fd328d7178cd1c4bdb417fb6f454472af..8eda8a6644c3d918230a80c3f78e3aed5e09b057 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ nfs_file_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 	if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) == 0)
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * If we're holding a write delegation, then just start the i/o
+	 * but don't wait for completion (or send a commit).
+	 */
+	if (nfs_have_delegation(inode, FMODE_WRITE))
+		return filemap_fdatawrite(file->f_mapping);
+
 	/* Flush writes to the server and return any errors */
 	return vfs_fsync(file, 0);
 }