diff --git a/src/datastore_mad/remotes/iscsi/rm b/src/datastore_mad/remotes/iscsi/rm
index 3fb58c5710..a3ffee7651 100755
--- a/src/datastore_mad/remotes/iscsi/rm
+++ b/src/datastore_mad/remotes/iscsi/rm
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ let TID=ID+BASE_TID
 
 RM_COMMAND=$(cat <<EOF
     $SUDO $(tgtadm_target_delete "$TID")
+    $SUDO $SYNC
     $SUDO $LVREMOVE -f $VG_NAME/$LV_NAME
 EOF
 )
diff --git a/src/mad/sh/scripts_common.sh b/src/mad/sh/scripts_common.sh
index b2d190e549..f8cae6c5cd 100644
--- a/src/mad/sh/scripts_common.sh
+++ b/src/mad/sh/scripts_common.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ SCP=scp
 SED=sed
 SSH=ssh
 SUDO=sudo
+SYNC=sync
 TAR=tar
 TGTADM=tgtadm
 VMKFSTOOLS=/usr/sbin/vmkfstools