diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/FsDatasetImpl.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/FsDatasetImpl.java
index 53e2fc62ac..16df7091da 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/FsDatasetImpl.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/fsdataset/impl/FsDatasetImpl.java
@@ -991,8 +991,7 @@ class FsDatasetImpl implements FsDatasetSpi<FsVolumeImpl> {
         replicaInfo, smallBufferSize, conf);
 
     // Finalize the copied files
-    newReplicaInfo = finalizeReplica(block.getBlockPoolId(), newReplicaInfo,
-        false);
+    newReplicaInfo = finalizeReplica(block.getBlockPoolId(), newReplicaInfo);
     try (AutoCloseableLock lock = datasetLock.acquire()) {
       // Increment numBlocks here as this block moved without knowing to BPS
       FsVolumeImpl volume = (FsVolumeImpl) newReplicaInfo.getVolume();
@@ -1295,7 +1294,7 @@ class FsDatasetImpl implements FsDatasetSpi<FsVolumeImpl> {
           replicaInfo.bumpReplicaGS(newGS);
           // finalize the replica if RBW
           if (replicaInfo.getState() == ReplicaState.RBW) {
-            finalizeReplica(b.getBlockPoolId(), replicaInfo, false);
+            finalizeReplica(b.getBlockPoolId(), replicaInfo);
           }
           return replicaInfo;
         }
@@ -1625,23 +1624,39 @@ class FsDatasetImpl implements FsDatasetSpi<FsVolumeImpl> {
   @Override // FsDatasetSpi
   public void finalizeBlock(ExtendedBlock b, boolean fsyncDir)
       throws IOException {
+    ReplicaInfo replicaInfo = null;
+    ReplicaInfo finalizedReplicaInfo = null;
     try (AutoCloseableLock lock = datasetLock.acquire()) {
       if (Thread.interrupted()) {
         // Don't allow data modifications from interrupted threads
         throw new IOException("Cannot finalize block from Interrupted Thread");
       }
-      ReplicaInfo replicaInfo = getReplicaInfo(b);
+      replicaInfo = getReplicaInfo(b);
       if (replicaInfo.getState() == ReplicaState.FINALIZED) {
         // this is legal, when recovery happens on a file that has
         // been opened for append but never modified
         return;
       }
-      finalizeReplica(b.getBlockPoolId(), replicaInfo, fsyncDir);
+      finalizedReplicaInfo = finalizeReplica(b.getBlockPoolId(), replicaInfo);
+    }
+    /*
+     * Sync the directory after rename from tmp/rbw to Finalized if
+     * configured. Though rename should be atomic operation, sync on both
+     * dest and src directories are done because IOUtils.fsync() calls
+     * directory's channel sync, not the journal itself.
+     */
+    if (fsyncDir && finalizedReplicaInfo instanceof FinalizedReplica
+        && replicaInfo instanceof LocalReplica) {
+      FinalizedReplica finalizedReplica =
+          (FinalizedReplica) finalizedReplicaInfo;
+      finalizedReplica.fsyncDirectory();
+      LocalReplica localReplica = (LocalReplica) replicaInfo;
+      localReplica.fsyncDirectory();
     }
   }
 
-  private ReplicaInfo finalizeReplica(String bpid,
-      ReplicaInfo replicaInfo, boolean fsyncDir) throws IOException {
+  private ReplicaInfo finalizeReplica(String bpid, ReplicaInfo replicaInfo)
+      throws IOException {
     try (AutoCloseableLock lock = datasetLock.acquire()) {
       ReplicaInfo newReplicaInfo = null;
       if (replicaInfo.getState() == ReplicaState.RUR &&
@@ -1656,19 +1671,6 @@ class FsDatasetImpl implements FsDatasetSpi<FsVolumeImpl> {
 
         newReplicaInfo = v.addFinalizedBlock(
             bpid, replicaInfo, replicaInfo, replicaInfo.getBytesReserved());
-        /*
-         * Sync the directory after rename from tmp/rbw to Finalized if
-         * configured. Though rename should be atomic operation, sync on both
-         * dest and src directories are done because IOUtils.fsync() calls
-         * directory's channel sync, not the journal itself.
-         */
-        if (fsyncDir && newReplicaInfo instanceof FinalizedReplica
-            && replicaInfo instanceof LocalReplica) {
-          FinalizedReplica finalizedReplica = (FinalizedReplica) newReplicaInfo;
-          finalizedReplica.fsyncDirectory();
-          LocalReplica localReplica = (LocalReplica) replicaInfo;
-          localReplica.fsyncDirectory();
-        }
         if (v.isTransientStorage()) {
           releaseLockedMemory(
               replicaInfo.getOriginalBytesReserved()
@@ -2634,11 +2636,11 @@ class FsDatasetImpl implements FsDatasetSpi<FsVolumeImpl> {
 
         newReplicaInfo.setNumBytes(newlength);
         volumeMap.add(bpid, newReplicaInfo.getReplicaInfo());
-        finalizeReplica(bpid, newReplicaInfo.getReplicaInfo(), false);
+        finalizeReplica(bpid, newReplicaInfo.getReplicaInfo());
       }
     }
     // finalize the block
-    return finalizeReplica(bpid, rur, false);
+    return finalizeReplica(bpid, rur);
   }
 
   @Override // FsDatasetSpi