diff --git a/fs/kernfs/file.c b/fs/kernfs/file.c
index 2bcb86e6e6ca..78219d5644e9 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/file.c
@@ -911,6 +911,7 @@ const struct file_operations kernfs_file_fops = {
 	.open		= kernfs_fop_open,
 	.release	= kernfs_fop_release,
 	.poll		= kernfs_fop_poll,
+	.fsync		= noop_fsync,
 };
 
 /**