diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index e6034ce698e9..1cdb6327511e 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1448,6 +1448,13 @@ ssize_t fuse_direct_io(struct fuse_io_priv *io, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	if (!ia)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (fopen_direct_io && fc->direct_io_relax) {
+		res = filemap_write_and_wait_range(mapping, pos, pos + count - 1);
+		if (res) {
+			fuse_io_free(ia);
+			return res;
+		}
+	}
 	if (!cuse && fuse_range_is_writeback(inode, idx_from, idx_to)) {
 		if (!write)
 			inode_lock(inode);