diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 000a220e2a41..088358c8006b 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -257,9 +257,11 @@ static int filemap_check_errors(struct address_space *mapping)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	/* Check for outstanding write errors */
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(AS_ENOSPC, &mapping->flags))
+	if (test_bit(AS_ENOSPC, &mapping->flags) &&
+	    test_and_clear_bit(AS_ENOSPC, &mapping->flags))
 		ret = -ENOSPC;
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(AS_EIO, &mapping->flags))
+	if (test_bit(AS_EIO, &mapping->flags) &&
+	    test_and_clear_bit(AS_EIO, &mapping->flags))
 		ret = -EIO;
 	return ret;
 }