diff --git a/src/native/libs/Common/pal_config.h.in b/src/native/libs/Common/pal_config.h.in
index abc93358e69f6c..e0d211c087c1ab 100644
--- a/src/native/libs/Common/pal_config.h.in
+++ b/src/native/libs/Common/pal_config.h.in
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_FLOCK64
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_F_DUPFD
-#cmakedefine01 HAVE_F_FULLFSYNC
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_O_CLOEXEC
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_GETIFADDRS
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_UTSNAME_DOMAINNAME
diff --git a/src/native/libs/System.Native/pal_io.c b/src/native/libs/System.Native/pal_io.c
index 7a7ea2b83c5dd2..908057230ab2cf 100644
--- a/src/native/libs/System.Native/pal_io.c
+++ b/src/native/libs/System.Native/pal_io.c
@@ -743,13 +743,18 @@ int32_t SystemNative_FSync(intptr_t fd)
     int fileDescriptor = ToFileDescriptor(fd);
 
     int32_t result;
-    while ((result =
-#if defined(TARGET_OSX) && HAVE_F_FULLFSYNC
-    fcntl(fileDescriptor, F_FULLFSYNC)
-#else
-    fsync(fileDescriptor)
+#ifdef TARGET_OSX
+    while ((result = fcntl(fileDescriptor, F_FULLFSYNC)) < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+    if (result >= 0)
+    {
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    // F_FULLFSYNC is not supported on all file systems and handle types (e.g.,
+    // network file systems, read-only handles). Fall back to fsync.
+    // For genuine I/O errors (e.g., EIO), fsync will also fail and propagate the error.
 #endif
-    < 0) && errno == EINTR);
+    while ((result = fsync(fileDescriptor)) < 0 && errno == EINTR);
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/native/libs/configure.cmake b/src/native/libs/configure.cmake
index 4da74e115c6db8..1f83f6972d5f93 100644
--- a/src/native/libs/configure.cmake
+++ b/src/native/libs/configure.cmake
@@ -148,11 +148,6 @@ check_symbol_exists(
     fcntl.h
     HAVE_F_DUPFD)
 
-check_symbol_exists(
-    F_FULLFSYNC
-    fcntl.h
-    HAVE_F_FULLFSYNC)
-
 check_function_exists(
     getifaddrs
     HAVE_GETIFADDRS)