diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
index cd58f582c50c..b649f1a68b41 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
@@ -780,7 +780,8 @@ static int blkif_queue_rw_req(struct request *req, struct blkfront_ring_info *ri
 		ring_req->u.rw.handle = info->handle;
 		ring_req->operation = rq_data_dir(req) ?
 			BLKIF_OP_WRITE : BLKIF_OP_READ;
-		if (req_op(req) == REQ_OP_FLUSH || req->cmd_flags & REQ_FUA) {
+		if (req_op(req) == REQ_OP_FLUSH ||
+		    (req_op(req) == REQ_OP_WRITE && (req->cmd_flags & REQ_FUA))) {
 			/*
 			 * Ideally we can do an unordered flush-to-disk.
 			 * In case the backend onlysupports barriers, use that.