diff --git a/kernel-src/fs/ext2.c b/kernel-src/fs/ext2.c
index dd8fe54d..d9e3f75c 100644
--- a/kernel-src/fs/ext2.c
+++ b/kernel-src/fs/ext2.c
@@ -1771,7 +1771,9 @@ static int ext2_sync(vnode_t *vnode) {
 	int e = vmmcache_syncvnode(vnode, 0, UINT64_MAX);
 	ext2fs_t *fs = (ext2fs_t *)vnode->vfs;
 	// TODO don't sync the entire disk but rather only the inodes and blocks
+	VOP_LOCK(fs->backing);
 	int e2 = vmmcache_syncvnode(fs->backing, 0, UINT64_MAX);
+	VOP_UNLOCK(fs->backing);
 	// only the first errors are reported
 	return e ? e : e2;
 }
diff --git a/kernel-src/fs/vfs.c b/kernel-src/fs/vfs.c
index 687cef14..6e3d8bdf 100644
--- a/kernel-src/fs/vfs.c
+++ b/kernel-src/fs/vfs.c
@@ -215,11 +215,13 @@ static int writenocache(vnode_t *node, page_t *page, uintmax_t pageoffset) {
 	// don't keep the pages in the cache!
 	// if its a file, do the proper filesystem sync.
 	// if its a block device, sync only the page we just dirtied
+	VOP_LOCK(node);
 	int e;
 	if (node->type == V_TYPE_REGULAR)
 		e = VOP_SYNC(node);
 	else
 		e = vmmcache_syncvnode(node, pageoffset, PAGE_SIZE);
+	VOP_UNLOCK(node);
 
 	// try to turn it into anonymous memory
 	vmmcache_evict(page);
@@ -288,7 +290,9 @@ int vfs_write(vnode_t *node, void *buffer, size_t size, uintmax_t offset, size_t
 
 			size_t writesize = min(PAGE_SIZE - startoffset, size);
 			void *address = MAKE_HHDM(pmm_getpageaddress(page));
+
 			memcpy((void *)((uintptr_t)address + startoffset), buffer, writesize);
+
 			vmmcache_makedirty(page);
 			*written += writesize;
 			pageoffset += 1;