diff --git a/Kernel/Syscall.cpp b/Kernel/Syscall.cpp
index 1cfc118cd80..a429fe770ba 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscall.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscall.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void initialize()
     kprintf("syscall: int 0x80 handler installed\n");
 }
 
-static int sync()
+int sync()
 {
     VFS::the().sync();
     return 0;
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscall.h b/Kernel/Syscall.h
index 84e352e7e71..3c86fe26940 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/Syscall.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct SC_mmap_params {
 };
 
 void initialize();
+int sync();
 
 inline dword invoke(Function function)
 {
diff --git a/Kernel/init.cpp b/Kernel/init.cpp
index 6e60919f1ee..9f15b5df887 100644
--- a/Kernel/init.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/init.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@ static void spawn_stress()
 }
 #endif
 
+static void syncd() NORETURN;
+static void syncd()
+{
+    for (;;) {
+        Syscall::sync();
+        sleep(10 * TICKS_PER_SECOND);
+    }
+}
+
 static void init_stage2() NORETURN;
 static void init_stage2()
 {
@@ -285,6 +294,8 @@ void init()
     Process::initialize();
     Process::create_kernel_process(init_stage2, "init_stage2");
 
+    Process::create_kernel_process(syncd, "syncd");
+
     Scheduler::pick_next();
 
     sti();