diff --git a/reactos/drivers/filesystems/ntfs/ntfs.c b/reactos/drivers/filesystems/ntfs/ntfs.c
index 4589687fe99..51fabded26f 100644
--- a/reactos/drivers/filesystems/ntfs/ntfs.c
+++ b/reactos/drivers/filesystems/ntfs/ntfs.c
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ DriverEntry(PDRIVER_OBJECT DriverObject,
     WARN_(NTFS, "IoCreateDevice failed with status: %lx\n", Status);
     goto ErrorEnd;
   }
+  
+  NtfsGlobalData->DeviceObject->Flags |= DO_DIRECT_IO;
 
   /* Register file system */
   IoRegisterFileSystem(NtfsGlobalData->DeviceObject);