diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 6c68ffd6b4bb..b660435978d2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 	host_err = vfs_writev(file, (struct iovec __user *)vec, vlen, &offset);
 	set_fs(oldfs);
 	if (host_err >= 0) {
+		*cnt = host_err;
 		nfsdstats.io_write += host_err;
 		fsnotify_modify(file->f_path.dentry);
 	}
@@ -1060,10 +1061,9 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 	}
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: write complete host_err=%d\n", host_err);
-	if (host_err >= 0) {
+	if (host_err >= 0)
 		err = 0;
-		*cnt = host_err;
-	} else
+	else
 		err = nfserrno(host_err);
 out:
 	return err;