diff --git a/src/func_create_ff.cpp b/src/func_create_ff.cpp
index 7004ba19..b064474a 100644
--- a/src/func_create_ff.cpp
+++ b/src/func_create_ff.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace l
             FileInfo *fi = new FileInfo(rv,fusepath_,ffi_->direct_io);
             
             ffi_->fh = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(fi);
+            ffi_->noflush = !utils::calculate_flush(cfg->flushonclose,ffi_->flags);
 
             return 0;
           }