diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/file.c b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
index 6846371..91f080c 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@
 	barrier_done = reiserfs_commit_for_inode(inode);
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 	if (barrier_done != 1 && reiserfs_barrier_flush(inode->i_sb))
-		blkdev_issue_flush(inode->i_sb->s_bdev, GFP_KERNEL, NULL, 
-			BLKDEV_IFL_WAIT);
+		blkdev_issue_flush(inode->i_sb->s_bdev, GFP_KERNEL, NULL);
 	if (barrier_done < 0)
 		return barrier_done;
 	return (err < 0) ? -EIO : 0;