diff --git a/tmt/base.py b/tmt/base.py
index ed9ff7339e..c2b23ba0d3 100644
--- a/tmt/base.py
+++ b/tmt/base.py
@@ -1828,7 +1828,6 @@ def _initialize_worktree(self) -> None:
             # Make sure ignored paths are saved before telling rsync to use them.
             # With Python 3.12, we could use `delete_on_false=False` and call `close()`.
             excludes_tempfile.flush()
-            os.fsync(excludes_tempfile.fileno())
 
             # Note: rsync doesn't use reflinks right now, so in the future it'd be even better to
             # use e.g. `cp` but filtering out the above.
diff --git a/tmt/utils/__init__.py b/tmt/utils/__init__.py
index 24ea29cdcc..4f8544fd18 100644
--- a/tmt/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/tmt/utils/__init__.py
@@ -4530,9 +4530,9 @@ def git_ignore(*, root: Path, logger: tmt.log.Logger) -> list[Path]:
 
     :param root: path to the root of git repository.
     :param logger: used for logging.
-    :returns: list of actual paths tah would be ignored by git based on
+    :returns: list of actual paths that would be ignored by git based on
         its ``.gitignore`` files. If a whole directory is to be ignored,
-        its listed as a directory path, not listing its content.
+        it is listed as a directory path, not listing its content.
     """
 
     output = Command(