diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index 6323974d6b3e..ff686cb16c7b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ xfs_fs_sync_fs(
 	int			wait)
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = XFS_M(sb);
+	int			error;
 
 	/*
 	 * Doing anything during the async pass would be counterproductive.
@@ -764,7 +765,10 @@ xfs_fs_sync_fs(
 	if (!wait)
 		return 0;
 
-	xfs_log_force(mp, XFS_LOG_SYNC);
+	error = xfs_log_force(mp, XFS_LOG_SYNC);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	if (laptop_mode) {
 		/*
 		 * The disk must be active because we're syncing.