diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 606ef0f20aed..c43a452f7da2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -272,13 +272,13 @@ nfs_file_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 			datasync);
 
 	ret = filemap_write_and_wait_range(inode->i_mapping, start, end);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
 	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSFSYNC);
 	have_error = test_and_clear_bit(NFS_CONTEXT_ERROR_WRITE, &ctx->flags);
 	status = nfs_commit_inode(inode, FLUSH_SYNC);
+	if (status >= 0 && ret < 0)
+		status = ret;
 	have_error |= test_bit(NFS_CONTEXT_ERROR_WRITE, &ctx->flags);
 	if (have_error)
 		ret = xchg(&ctx->error, 0);