diff --git a/e2fsck/ChangeLog b/e2fsck/ChangeLog
index 1e5f8a3b..2749884a 100644
--- a/e2fsck/ChangeLog
+++ b/e2fsck/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-02-12  Theodore Tso  <tytso@valinux.com>
+
+	* journal.c (e2fsck_run_ext3_journal): Force a flush of the
+		filesystem and io_channel before replaying the journal.
+
 2001-01-17  Theodore Ts'o  <tytso@valinux.com>
 
 	* pass1.c (check_blocks): Fix large file checking code so that
diff --git a/e2fsck/journal.c b/e2fsck/journal.c
index f7c87871..50a93903 100644
--- a/e2fsck/journal.c
+++ b/e2fsck/journal.c
@@ -695,6 +695,8 @@ int e2fsck_run_ext3_journal(e2fsck_t ctx)
 		return EXT2_ET_FILE_RO;
 	}
 
+	ext2fs_flush(fs);	/* Force out any modifications */
+
 	recover_retval = recover_ext3_journal(ctx);
 	
 	/*