diff --git a/fs/ext4/fsync.c b/fs/ext4/fsync.c
index 0d0c3239c1cd..42bd94a942c9 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/fsync.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/fsync.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int ext4_sync_file(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry, int datasync)
 		    (journal->j_fs_dev != journal->j_dev) &&
 		    (journal->j_flags & JBD2_BARRIER))
 			blkdev_issue_flush(inode->i_sb->s_bdev, NULL);
-		jbd2_log_wait_commit(journal, commit_tid);
+		ret = jbd2_log_wait_commit(journal, commit_tid);
 	} else if (journal->j_flags & JBD2_BARRIER)
 		blkdev_issue_flush(inode->i_sb->s_bdev, NULL);
 	return ret;