diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index b961cea..9b7dd70 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -2035,9 +2035,6 @@
 		sb->s_blocksize = nfs_block_bits(server->wsize,
 						 &sb->s_blocksize_bits);
 
-	if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOAC)
-		sb->s_flags |= MS_SYNCHRONOUS;
-
 	sb->s_bdi = &server->backing_dev_info;
 
 	nfs_super_set_maxbytes(sb, server->maxfilesize);
@@ -2249,6 +2246,10 @@
 	if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_UNSHARED)
 		compare_super = NULL;
 
+	/* -o noac implies -o sync */
+	if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOAC)
+		sb_mntdata.mntflags |= MS_SYNCHRONOUS;
+
 	/* Get a superblock - note that we may end up sharing one that already exists */
 	s = sget(fs_type, compare_super, nfs_set_super, &sb_mntdata);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
@@ -2361,6 +2362,10 @@
 	if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_UNSHARED)
 		compare_super = NULL;
 
+	/* -o noac implies -o sync */
+	if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOAC)
+		sb_mntdata.mntflags |= MS_SYNCHRONOUS;
+
 	/* Get a superblock - note that we may end up sharing one that already exists */
 	s = sget(&nfs_fs_type, compare_super, nfs_set_super, &sb_mntdata);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
@@ -2628,6 +2633,10 @@
 	if (server->flags & NFS4_MOUNT_UNSHARED)
 		compare_super = NULL;
 
+	/* -o noac implies -o sync */
+	if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOAC)
+		sb_mntdata.mntflags |= MS_SYNCHRONOUS;
+
 	/* Get a superblock - note that we may end up sharing one that already exists */
 	s = sget(&nfs4_fs_type, compare_super, nfs_set_super, &sb_mntdata);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
@@ -2916,6 +2925,10 @@
 	if (server->flags & NFS4_MOUNT_UNSHARED)
 		compare_super = NULL;
 
+	/* -o noac implies -o sync */
+	if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOAC)
+		sb_mntdata.mntflags |= MS_SYNCHRONOUS;
+
 	/* Get a superblock - note that we may end up sharing one that already exists */
 	s = sget(&nfs4_fs_type, compare_super, nfs_set_super, &sb_mntdata);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {
@@ -3003,6 +3016,10 @@
 	if (server->flags & NFS4_MOUNT_UNSHARED)
 		compare_super = NULL;
 
+	/* -o noac implies -o sync */
+	if (server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOAC)
+		sb_mntdata.mntflags |= MS_SYNCHRONOUS;
+
 	/* Get a superblock - note that we may end up sharing one that already exists */
 	s = sget(&nfs4_fs_type, compare_super, nfs_set_super, &sb_mntdata);
 	if (IS_ERR(s)) {