diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index d369b994df..1ba8d1aeea 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -1058,6 +1058,10 @@ bdrv_driver_pwritev(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes,
         return -ENOMEDIUM;
     }
 
+    if (bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_NO_FLUSH) {
+        flags &= ~BDRV_REQ_FUA;
+    }
+
     if ((flags & BDRV_REQ_FUA) &&
         (~bs->supported_write_flags & BDRV_REQ_FUA)) {
         flags &= ~BDRV_REQ_FUA;