diff --git a/e2fsck/journal.c b/e2fsck/journal.c
index 155857d..3023057 100644
--- a/e2fsck/journal.c
+++ b/e2fsck/journal.c
@@ -842,6 +842,9 @@
 		mark_buffer_dirty(journal->j_sb_buffer);
 	}
 
+	if (ctx->fs->flags & EXT2_FLAG_DIRTY)
+		ext2fs_flush(ctx->fs);  /* Force out any modifications */
+
 errout:
 	journal_destroy_revoke(journal);
 	journal_destroy_revoke_caches();