thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/src/refdb_fs.c b/src/refdb_fs.c
index 11ff968..fac5ba5 100644
--- a/src/refdb_fs.c
+++ b/src/refdb_fs.c
@@ -994,15 +994,18 @@ static int packed_write(refdb_fs_backend *backend)
 {
 	git_sortedcache *refcache = backend->refcache;
 	git_filebuf pack_file = GIT_FILEBUF_INIT;
-	int error;
+	int error, open_flags = 0;
 	size_t i;
 
 	/* lock the cache to updates while we do this */
 	if ((error = git_sortedcache_wlock(refcache)) < 0)
 		return error;
 
+	if (git_object__synchronized_writing)
+		open_flags = GIT_FILEBUF_FSYNC;
+
 	/* Open the file! */
-	if ((error = git_filebuf_open(&pack_file, git_sortedcache_path(refcache), 0, GIT_PACKEDREFS_FILE_MODE)) < 0)
+	if ((error = git_filebuf_open(&pack_file, git_sortedcache_path(refcache), open_flags, GIT_PACKEDREFS_FILE_MODE)) < 0)
 		goto fail;
 
 	/* Packfiles have a header... apparently
diff --git a/tests/refs/create.c b/tests/refs/create.c
index 1189c47..5c46fb3 100644
--- a/tests/refs/create.c
+++ b/tests/refs/create.c
@@ -303,17 +303,24 @@ void test_refs_create__creating_a_loose_ref_with_invalid_windows_name(void)
 void test_refs_create__does_not_fsync_by_default(void)
 {
 	git_reference *ref = NULL;
+	git_refdb *refdb;
 	git_oid id;
 
 	git_oid_fromstr(&id, current_master_tip);
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_create(&ref, g_repo, "refs/heads/fsync_test", &id, 0, "log message"));
 	git_reference_free(ref);
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_refdb(&refdb, g_repo));
+	cl_git_pass(git_refdb_compress(refdb));
+	git_refdb_free(refdb);
+
 	cl_assert_equal_i(0, p_fsync__cnt);
 }
 
 void test_refs_create__fsyncs_when_requested(void)
 {
 	git_reference *ref = NULL;
+	git_refdb *refdb;
 	git_oid id;
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_libgit2_opts(GIT_OPT_ENABLE_SYNCHRONIZED_OBJECT_CREATION, 1));
@@ -323,4 +330,12 @@ void test_refs_create__fsyncs_when_requested(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_create(&ref, g_repo, "refs/heads/fsync_test", &id, 0, "log message"));
 	git_reference_free(ref);
 	cl_assert_equal_i(2, p_fsync__cnt);
+
+	p_fsync__cnt = 0;
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_refdb(&refdb, g_repo));
+	cl_git_pass(git_refdb_compress(refdb));
+	git_refdb_free(refdb);
+
+	cl_assert_equal_i(1, p_fsync__cnt);
 }