diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp
index 1cb040bf91..e84b5abd24 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.cpp
@@ -229,13 +229,18 @@ bool MemoryCardDriver_Linux::MountAndTestWrite( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice )
 	return true;
 }
 
-void MemoryCardDriver_Linux::Unmount( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice )
+void MemoryCardDriver_Linux::Flush( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice )
 {
 	if( !pDevice->sOsMountDir.empty() )
 		return;
+
+	// unmount and mount again.  Is there a better way to flush?
+	// "sync" will only flush all file systems at the same time.  -Chris
 	CString sCommand = "umount " + pDevice->sOsMountDir;
 	LOG->Trace( "executing '%s'", sCommand.c_str() );
 	system( sCommand );
+	sCommand = "mount " + pDevice->sOsMountDir;
+	system( sCommand );
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.h b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.h
index 5f73b1720c..c5ad65dda1 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Linux.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public:
 	virtual bool StorageDevicesChanged();
 	virtual void GetStorageDevices( vector<UsbStorageDevice>& vStorageDevicesOut );
 	virtual bool MountAndTestWrite( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice );
-	virtual void Unmount( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice );
+	virtual void Flush( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice );
 protected:
 	int m_fds;
 	time_t m_lastModTime;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Null.h b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Null.h
index e7d49cd860..69e3397dd1 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Null.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/MemoryCard/MemoryCardDriver_Null.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public:
 	virtual bool StorageDevicesChanged() { return false; };
 	virtual void GetStorageDevices( vector<UsbStorageDevice>& vStorageDevicesOut ) {};
 	virtual bool MountAndTestWrite( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice ) { return false; };
-	virtual void Unmount( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice ) {};
+	virtual void Flush( UsbStorageDevice* pDevice ) {};
 };
 
 #endif