diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 05caa2b9272e..60885ff9157c 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -338,6 +338,15 @@ static int fuse_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 static int fuse_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
+	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
+
+	/*
+	 * Dirty pages might remain despite write_inode_now() call from
+	 * fuse_flush() due to writes racing with the close.
+	 */
+	if (fc->writeback_cache)
+		write_inode_now(inode, 1);
+
 	fuse_release_common(file, false);
 
 	/* return value is ignored by VFS */