1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index e365b137ee4f..034ca7202295 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@ xfs_inode_item_format(
          */
         xfs_synchronize_atime(ip);
 
+        /*
+         * make sure the linux inode is dirty
+         */
+        xfs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(ip);
+
         vecp->i_addr = (xfs_caddr_t)&ip->i_d;
         vecp->i_len  = sizeof(xfs_dinode_core_t);
         XLOG_VEC_SET_TYPE(vecp, XLOG_REG_TYPE_ICORE);