diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index f2ea5c244531..e470df394f3a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -2033,6 +2033,8 @@ nfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	trace_nfs_link_enter(inode, dir, dentry);
 	d_drop(dentry);
+	if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
+		nfs_sync_inode(inode);
 	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->link(inode, dir, &dentry->d_name);
 	if (error == 0) {
 		ihold(inode);