diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4_write.c b/fs/ext4/ext4_write.c
index f7c52cc4cc..fbc4c4b1cc 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4_write.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4_write.c
@@ -1000,10 +1000,13 @@ int ext4_write_file(const char *filename, void *buf, loff_t offset,
 	}
 	ext4fs_close();
 
+	*actwrite = len;
+
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
 	ext4fs_close();
+	*actwrite = 0;
 
 	return -1;
 }