--- fs/nfs/file.c

+++ fs/nfs/file.c

@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static int nfs_do_fsync(struct nfs_open_

have_error |= test_bit(NFS_CONTEXT_ERROR_WRITE, &ctx->flags);

if (have_error)

ret = xchg(&ctx->error, 0);

- if (!ret)

+ if (!ret && status < 0)

ret = status;

return ret;

}