diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h
index f7d086b77a21..f8603724fbee 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/cache.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct cache_detail {
 					      int has_died);
 
 	struct cache_head *	(*alloc)(void);
+	void			(*flush)(void);
 	int			(*match)(struct cache_head *orig, struct cache_head *new);
 	void			(*init)(struct cache_head *orig, struct cache_head *new);
 	void			(*update)(struct cache_head *orig, struct cache_head *new);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/cache.c b/net/sunrpc/cache.c
index a6a6190ad37a..a349094f6fb7 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/cache.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/cache.c
@@ -1524,6 +1524,9 @@ static ssize_t write_flush(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	cd->nextcheck = now;
 	cache_flush();
 
+	if (cd->flush)
+		cd->flush();
+
 	*ppos += count;
 	return count;
 }