diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
index d26db19..bab0eac 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h
@@ -65,5 +65,6 @@
 ssize_t v9fs_file_readn(struct file *, char *, char __user *, u32, u64);
 void v9fs_blank_wstat(struct p9_wstat *wstat);
 int v9fs_vfs_setattr_dotl(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
+int v9fs_file_fsync_dotl(struct file *filp, int datasync);
 
 #define P9_LOCK_TIMEOUT (30*HZ)
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c b/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
index 170f5bb..b84ebe8 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
@@ -315,4 +315,5 @@
 	.readdir = v9fs_dir_readdir_dotl,
 	.open = v9fs_file_open,
 	.release = v9fs_dir_release,
+        .fsync = v9fs_file_fsync_dotl,
 };
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index 3a4352f..240c306 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
 	return retval;
 }
 
-static int v9fs_file_fsync_dotl(struct file *filp, int datasync)
+int v9fs_file_fsync_dotl(struct file *filp, int datasync)
 {
 	struct p9_fid *fid;
 	int retval;
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
 
 	fid = filp->private_data;
 
-	retval = p9_client_fsync(fid);
+	retval = p9_client_fsync(fid, datasync);
 	return retval;
 }