diff --git a/fs/fat/fatent.c b/fs/fat/fatent.c
index 8181548..31f08ab 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fatent.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fatent.c
@@ -310,7 +310,12 @@
 
 static void mark_fsinfo_dirty(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	sb->s_dirt = 1;
+	struct msdos_sb_info *sbi = MSDOS_SB(sb);
+
+	if (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY || sbi->fat_bits != 32)
+		return;
+
+	__mark_inode_dirty(sbi->fsinfo_inode, I_DIRTY_SYNC);
 }
 
 static inline int fat_ent_update_ptr(struct super_block *sb,
diff --git a/fs/fat/inode.c b/fs/fat/inode.c
index 84c602b..c2973ea 100644
--- a/fs/fat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fat/inode.c
@@ -459,37 +459,10 @@
 	fat_detach(inode);
 }
 
-static void fat_write_super(struct super_block *sb)
-{
-	lock_super(sb);
-	sb->s_dirt = 0;
-
-	if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY))
-		fat_clusters_flush(sb);
-	unlock_super(sb);
-}
-
-static int fat_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
-{
-	int err = 0;
-
-	if (sb->s_dirt) {
-		lock_super(sb);
-		sb->s_dirt = 0;
-		err = fat_clusters_flush(sb);
-		unlock_super(sb);
-	}
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 static void fat_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct msdos_sb_info *sbi = MSDOS_SB(sb);
 
-	if (sb->s_dirt)
-		fat_write_super(sb);
-
 	iput(sbi->fsinfo_inode);
 	iput(sbi->fat_inode);
 
@@ -662,7 +635,18 @@
 
 static int fat_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
-	return __fat_write_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
+	int err;
+
+	if (inode->i_ino == MSDOS_FSINFO_INO) {
+		struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
+
+		lock_super(sb);
+		err = fat_clusters_flush(sb);
+		unlock_super(sb);
+	} else
+		err = __fat_write_inode(inode, wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL);
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 int fat_sync_inode(struct inode *inode)
@@ -679,8 +663,6 @@
 	.write_inode	= fat_write_inode,
 	.evict_inode	= fat_evict_inode,
 	.put_super	= fat_put_super,
-	.write_super	= fat_write_super,
-	.sync_fs	= fat_sync_fs,
 	.statfs		= fat_statfs,
 	.remount_fs	= fat_remount,