diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
index 1121601536d1..07bc1fd43530 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_write.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ ssize_t netfs_perform_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	struct folio *folio, *writethrough = NULL;
 	enum netfs_how_to_modify howto;
 	enum netfs_folio_trace trace;
-	unsigned int bdp_flags = (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_SYNC) ? 0: BDP_ASYNC;
+	unsigned int bdp_flags = (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) ? BDP_ASYNC : 0;
 	ssize_t written = 0, ret, ret2;
 	loff_t i_size, pos = iocb->ki_pos, from, to;
 	size_t max_chunk = PAGE_SIZE << MAX_PAGECACHE_ORDER;