diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/client/api/impl/FileSystemTimelineWriter.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/client/api/impl/FileSystemTimelineWriter.java
index 35d9970ba40..3fa8691a2d1 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/client/api/impl/FileSystemTimelineWriter.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/client/api/impl/FileSystemTimelineWriter.java
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ public class FileSystemTimelineWriter extends TimelineWriter{
       this.stream = createLogFileStream(fs, logPath);
       this.jsonGenerator = new JsonFactory().createJsonGenerator(stream);
       this.jsonGenerator.setPrettyPrinter(new MinimalPrettyPrinter("\n"));
+      this.jsonGenerator.configure(
+          JsonGenerator.Feature.FLUSH_PASSED_TO_STREAM, false);
       this.lastModifiedTime = Time.monotonicNow();
     }