diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index f8e5c47b95e4..f6308a7b761d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ int btrfs_mark_extent_written(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	int del_nr = 0;
 	int del_slot = 0;
 	int recow;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 	u64 ino = btrfs_ino(inode);
 
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ again:
 	}
 out:
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*