diff --git a/test/TEST-01-BASIC/create-root.sh b/test/TEST-01-BASIC/create-root.sh
index 0e91ab54..046bfb9c 100755
--- a/test/TEST-01-BASIC/create-root.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-01-BASIC/create-root.sh
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ cp -a -t /root /source/*
 mkdir -p /root/run
 umount /root
 echo "dracut-root-block-created" >/dev/sda1
+sync
 poweroff -f
 
diff --git a/test/TEST-01-BASIC/test.sh b/test/TEST-01-BASIC/test.sh
index 36d26939..46e75c7a 100755
--- a/test/TEST-01-BASIC/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-01-BASIC/test.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ test_setup() {
     (
 	initdir=$TESTDIR/overlay
 	. $basedir/dracut-functions.sh
-	dracut_install sfdisk mkfs.ext3 poweroff cp umount
+	dracut_install sfdisk mkfs.ext3 poweroff cp umount sync
 	inst_hook initqueue 01 ./create-root.sh
 	inst_simple ./99-idesymlinks.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/99-idesymlinks.rules
     )