diff --git a/src/fuse_open.cpp b/src/fuse_open.cpp
index d83e07b9..e611963f 100644
--- a/src/fuse_open.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_open.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ namespace l
 
     ffi_->passthrough = true;
     ffi_->keep_cache  = false;
-    ffi_->noflush     = true;
     fi->backing_id    = backing_id;
     ffi_->backing_id  = backing_id;