diff --git a/fs/sysv/inode.c b/fs/sysv/inode.c
index 499a20a5a010..273736f41be3 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/inode.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int __sysv_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int wait)
                 }
         }
 	brelse(bh);
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 int sysv_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)