diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 42a16993913a..018d29a79e73 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -208,15 +208,16 @@ static int
 nfs_file_fsync_commit(struct file *file, int datasync)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
-	int ret;
+	int ret, ret2;
 
 	dprintk("NFS: fsync file(%pD2) datasync %d\n", file, datasync);
 
 	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSFSYNC);
 	ret = nfs_commit_inode(inode, FLUSH_SYNC);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-	return file_check_and_advance_wb_err(file);
+	ret2 = file_check_and_advance_wb_err(file);
+	if (ret2 < 0)
+		return ret2;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int