diff --git a/fs/jbd2/revoke.c b/fs/jbd2/revoke.c
index 4556e4689024..ce63d5fde9c3 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/revoke.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/revoke.c
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ static void flush_descriptor(journal_t *journal,
 	set_buffer_jwrite(descriptor);
 	BUFFER_TRACE(descriptor, "write");
 	set_buffer_dirty(descriptor);
-	write_dirty_buffer(descriptor, REQ_SYNC);
+	write_dirty_buffer(descriptor, JBD2_JOURNAL_REQ_FLAGS);
 }
 #endif