diff --git a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
index 5247e7f..6571a05 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
@@ -532,8 +532,7 @@
 	 */
 	if ((journal->j_fs_dev != journal->j_dev) &&
 	    (journal->j_flags & JBD2_BARRIER))
-		blkdev_issue_flush(journal->j_fs_dev, GFP_KERNEL, NULL,
-			BLKDEV_IFL_WAIT);
+		blkdev_issue_flush(journal->j_fs_dev, GFP_KERNEL, NULL);
 	if (!(journal->j_flags & JBD2_ABORT))
 		jbd2_journal_update_superblock(journal, 1);
 	return 0;