diff --git a/fs/sync.c b/fs/sync.c
index 1596fef16..56d42a61b 100644
--- a/fs/sync.c
+++ b/fs/sync.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
-bool fsync_enabled = true;
+bool fsync_enabled = false;
 module_param(fsync_enabled, bool, 0644);
 
 #define VALID_FLAGS (SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WAIT_BEFORE|SYNC_FILE_RANGE_WRITE| \