--- module-init-tools-3.11.1/depmod.c.bak	2010-04-02 17:35:07.497577025 +0300
+++ module-init-tools-3.11.1/depmod.c	2010-04-02 17:37:43.108577587 +0300
@@ -1662,7 +1662,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		res = d->func(list, out, dirname);
 		if (doing_stdout)
 			continue;
-		fclose(out);
+		if (fflush(out) == EOF)
+			fatal("Could not write to %s: %s\n",
+			      tmpname, strerror(errno));
+		if (fsync(fileno(out)) == -1)
+			fatal("Could not write to %s: %s\n",
+			      tmpname, strerror(errno));
+		if (fclose(out) == EOF)
+			fatal("Could not fclose %s: %s\n",
+			      tmpname, strerror(errno));
 		if (res) {
 			if (rename(tmpname, depname) < 0)
 				fatal("Could not rename %s into %s: %s\n",