diff --git a/fs/ext2/file.c b/fs/ext2/file.c
index fa0a9750cbd8..8dca9ec4cacd 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/file.c
@@ -161,12 +161,15 @@ static ssize_t ext2_dio_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		endbyte = pos + status - 1;
 		ret2 = filemap_write_and_wait_range(inode->i_mapping, pos,
 						    endbyte);
-		if (!ret2)
+		if (!ret2) {
 			invalidate_mapping_pages(inode->i_mapping,
 						 pos >> PAGE_SHIFT,
 						 endbyte >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-		if (ret > 0)
-			generic_write_sync(iocb, ret);
+			if (ret > 0)
+				ret = generic_write_sync(iocb, ret);
+		} else {
+			ret = ret2;
+		}
 	}
 
 out_unlock: