diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 8e54f2e3a304..9cb5c9a97d69 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -754,14 +754,15 @@ static int gfs2_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	struct address_space *metamapping = gfs2_glock2aspace(ip->i_gl);
 	struct backing_dev_info *bdi = inode_to_bdi(metamapping->host);
 	int ret = 0;
+	bool flush_all = (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL || gfs2_is_jdata(ip));
 
-	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
+	if (flush_all)
 		gfs2_log_flush(GFS2_SB(inode), ip->i_gl, NORMAL_FLUSH);
 	if (bdi->wb.dirty_exceeded)
 		gfs2_ail1_flush(sdp, wbc);
 	else
 		filemap_fdatawrite(metamapping);
-	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
+	if (flush_all)
 		ret = filemap_fdatawait(metamapping);
 	if (ret)
 		mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);