diff --git a/src/iperf_api.c b/src/iperf_api.c
index 48a8b37..e92fc9e 100644
--- a/src/iperf_api.c
+++ b/src/iperf_api.c
@@ -2105,8 +2105,10 @@ diskfile_recv(struct iperf_stream *sp)
     int r;
 
     r = sp->rcv2(sp);
-    if (r > 0)
+    if (r > 0) {
 	(void) write(sp->diskfile_fd, sp->buffer, r);
+	(void) fsync(sp->diskfile_fd);
+    }
     return r;
 }