diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index 9a417795851..50e7d749921 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void scsi_setup_write_ext(struct scsi_cmd *pccb, lbaint_t start,
 				 lbaint_t blocks)
 {
 	pccb->cmd[0] = SCSI_WRITE10;
-	pccb->cmd[1] = 0;
+	pccb->cmd[1] = 0x08; /* Set FUA bit to bypass write cache */
 	pccb->cmd[2] = (unsigned char)(start >> 24) & 0xff;
 	pccb->cmd[3] = (unsigned char)(start >> 16) & 0xff;
 	pccb->cmd[4] = (unsigned char)(start >> 8) & 0xff;