diff --git a/drivers/staging/erofs/inode.c b/drivers/staging/erofs/inode.c
index 1d467322bacf..35fc5987185e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/erofs/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/erofs/inode.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static int fill_inline_data(struct inode *inode, void *data,
 		inode->i_link = lnk;
 		set_inode_fast_symlink(inode);
 	}
-	return -EAGAIN;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int fill_inode(struct inode *inode, int isdir)
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int fill_inode(struct inode *inode, int isdir)
 		inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &erofs_raw_access_aops;
 
 		/* fill last page if inline data is available */
-		fill_inline_data(inode, data, ofs);
+		err = fill_inline_data(inode, data, ofs);
 	}
 
 out_unlock: