diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 498454b3c06c..ea79ee9a7348 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -1541,6 +1541,7 @@ p9_client_read(struct p9_fid *fid, u64 offset, struct iov_iter *to, int *err)
 	struct p9_client *clnt = fid->clnt;
 	struct p9_req_t *req;
 	int total = 0;
+	*err = 0;
 
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_9P, ">>> TREAD fid %d offset %llu %d\n",
 		   fid->fid, (unsigned long long) offset, (int)iov_iter_count(to));
@@ -1620,6 +1621,7 @@ p9_client_write(struct p9_fid *fid, u64 offset, struct iov_iter *from, int *err)
 	struct p9_client *clnt = fid->clnt;
 	struct p9_req_t *req;
 	int total = 0;
+	*err = 0;
 
 	p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_9P, ">>> TWRITE fid %d offset %llu count %zd\n",
 				fid->fid, (unsigned long long) offset,