diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 5a130b5..be21a5a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -2329,6 +2329,8 @@
 			unlock_page(page);
 			return 0;
 		}
+		/* now mark the buffer_heads as dirty and uptodate */
+		block_commit_write(page, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
 	}
 
 	if (test_opt(inode->i_sb, NOBH) && ext4_should_writeback_data(inode))