diff --git a/src/occa/internal/io/utils.cpp b/src/occa/internal/io/utils.cpp
index 98f858c22..58627ff83 100644
--- a/src/occa/internal/io/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/occa/internal/io/utils.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include <occa/defines.hpp>
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 #  include <windows.h>
 #  include <string>
 #  include <algorithm> // std::replace
+#  include <io.h> // for _commit
 #endif
 
 #include <occa/utils/hash.hpp>
@@ -429,6 +431,27 @@ namespace occa {
       return contents;
     }
 
+    void sync(const std::string &filename) {
+      const std::string filedir(dirname(filename));
+      int fd;
+
+      fd = open(filename.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
+#if (OCCA_OS & (OCCA_LINUX_OS | OCCA_MACOS_OS))
+      fsync(fd);
+#else
+      _commit(fd);
+#endif
+      close(fd);
+
+      fd = open(filedir.c_str(), O_RDONLY);
+#if (OCCA_OS & (OCCA_LINUX_OS | OCCA_MACOS_OS))
+      fsync(fd);
+#else
+      _commit(fd);
+#endif
+      close(fd);
+    }
+
     void write(const std::string &filename,
                const std::string &content) {
       std::string expFilename = io::expandFilename(filename);
@@ -439,9 +462,8 @@ namespace occa {
                  fp != 0);
 
       fputs(content.c_str(), fp);
-
-      fsync(fileno(fp));
       fclose(fp);
+      io::sync(expFilename);
     }
 
     void stageFile(
diff --git a/src/occa/internal/io/utils.hpp b/src/occa/internal/io/utils.hpp
index fa0da3d91..23f063240 100644
--- a/src/occa/internal/io/utils.hpp
+++ b/src/occa/internal/io/utils.hpp
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ namespace occa {
     std::string read(const std::string &filename,
                      const enums::FileType fileType = enums::FILE_TYPE_TEXT);
 
+    void sync(const std::string &filename);
+
     void write(const std::string &filename,
                const std::string &content);
 
diff --git a/src/occa/internal/modes/cuda/device.cpp b/src/occa/internal/modes/cuda/device.cpp
index 47ac92567..3f08db0f7 100644
--- a/src/occa/internal/modes/cuda/device.cpp
+++ b/src/occa/internal/modes/cuda/device.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ namespace occa {
       } else if (verbose) {
           io::stdout << "Output:\n\n" << commandOutput << "\n";
       }
-      //================================
+      
+      io::sync(binaryFilename);
     }
 
     modeKernel_t* device::buildOKLKernelFromBinary(const hash_t kernelHash,
diff --git a/src/occa/internal/modes/dpcpp/device.cpp b/src/occa/internal/modes/dpcpp/device.cpp
index 2401880cc..d143a1279 100644
--- a/src/occa/internal/modes/dpcpp/device.cpp
+++ b/src/occa/internal/modes/dpcpp/device.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ namespace occa
       } else if (verbose) {
         io::stdout << "Output:\n\n" << commandOutput << "\n";
       }
+      
+      io::sync(binaryFilename);
     }
 
     modeKernel_t *device::buildOKLKernelFromBinary(const hash_t kernelHash,
diff --git a/src/occa/internal/modes/hip/device.cpp b/src/occa/internal/modes/hip/device.cpp
index 8a690a044..2b9576dcf 100644
--- a/src/occa/internal/modes/hip/device.cpp
+++ b/src/occa/internal/modes/hip/device.cpp
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ namespace occa {
       } else if (verbose) {
           io::stdout << "Output:\n\n" << commandOutput << "\n";
       }
-      //================================
+      
+      io::sync(binaryFilename);
     }
 
     modeKernel_t* device::buildOKLKernelFromBinary(const hash_t kernelHash,
diff --git a/src/occa/internal/modes/metal/device.cpp b/src/occa/internal/modes/metal/device.cpp
index c7cddd106..c5487fdc8 100644
--- a/src/occa/internal/modes/metal/device.cpp
+++ b/src/occa/internal/modes/metal/device.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ namespace occa {
               io::stdout << "Output:\n\n" << commandOutput << "\n";
           }
 
+          io::sync(tempFilename);
           return true;
         }
       );
diff --git a/src/occa/internal/modes/opencl/utils.cpp b/src/occa/internal/modes/opencl/utils.cpp
index aa9f1f9c3..63aaf3cde 100644
--- a/src/occa/internal/modes/opencl/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/occa/internal/modes/opencl/utils.cpp
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ namespace occa {
       FILE *fp = fopen(binaryFile.c_str(), "wb");
       fwrite(binary, 1, binaryBytes, fp);
       fclose(fp);
+      io::sync(binaryFile);
 
       delete [] binary;
 
diff --git a/src/occa/internal/modes/serial/device.cpp b/src/occa/internal/modes/serial/device.cpp
index a2ad041f7..f79a68668 100644
--- a/src/occa/internal/modes/serial/device.cpp
+++ b/src/occa/internal/modes/serial/device.cpp
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ namespace occa {
             );
           }
 
+          io::sync(binaryFilename);
           return true;
         }
       );