diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index de38d63..ccde2ae 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1201,6 +1201,25 @@
 
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V3) || defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
+static int nfs_commit_set_lock(struct nfs_inode *nfsi, int may_wait)
+{
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(NFS_INO_COMMIT, &nfsi->flags))
+		return 1;
+	if (may_wait && !out_of_line_wait_on_bit_lock(&nfsi->flags,
+				NFS_INO_COMMIT, nfs_wait_bit_killable,
+				TASK_KILLABLE))
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void nfs_commit_clear_lock(struct nfs_inode *nfsi)
+{
+	clear_bit(NFS_INO_COMMIT, &nfsi->flags);
+	smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+	wake_up_bit(&nfsi->flags, NFS_INO_COMMIT);
+}
+
+
 static void nfs_commitdata_release(void *data)
 {
 	struct nfs_write_data *wdata = data;
@@ -1262,8 +1281,6 @@
 	task = rpc_run_task(&task_setup_data);
 	if (IS_ERR(task))
 		return PTR_ERR(task);
-	if (how & FLUSH_SYNC)
-		rpc_wait_for_completion_task(task);
 	rpc_put_task(task);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1294,6 +1311,7 @@
 				BDI_RECLAIMABLE);
 		nfs_clear_page_tag_locked(req);
 	}
+	nfs_commit_clear_lock(NFS_I(inode));
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
@@ -1349,6 +1367,7 @@
 	next:
 		nfs_clear_page_tag_locked(req);
 	}
+	nfs_commit_clear_lock(NFS_I(data->inode));
 	nfs_commitdata_release(calldata);
 }
 
@@ -1363,8 +1382,11 @@
 static int nfs_commit_inode(struct inode *inode, int how)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(head);
-	int res;
+	int may_wait = how & FLUSH_SYNC;
+	int res = 0;
 
+	if (!nfs_commit_set_lock(NFS_I(inode), may_wait))
+		goto out;
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	res = nfs_scan_commit(inode, &head, 0, 0);
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
@@ -1372,7 +1394,13 @@
 		int error = nfs_commit_list(inode, &head, how);
 		if (error < 0)
 			return error;
-	}
+		if (may_wait)
+			wait_on_bit(&NFS_I(inode)->flags, NFS_INO_COMMIT,
+					nfs_wait_bit_killable,
+					TASK_KILLABLE);
+	} else
+		nfs_commit_clear_lock(NFS_I(inode));
+out:
 	return res;
 }