new_i_size = pos + copied;
                if (new_i_size > EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize)
                        EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = new_i_size;
-               copied = ext4_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
+               ret2 = ext4_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
                                                        page, fsdata);
-               if (copied < 0)
-                       ret = copied;
+               copied = ret2;
+               if (ret2 < 0)
+                       ret = ret2;
        }
        ret2 = ext4_journal_stop(handle);
        if (!ret)
        if (new_i_size > EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize)
                EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = new_i_size;
 
-       copied = ext4_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
+       ret2 = ext4_generic_write_end(file, mapping, pos, len, copied,
                                                        page, fsdata);
-       if (copied < 0)
-               ret = copied;
+       copied = ret2;
+       if (ret2 < 0)
+               ret = ret2;
 
        ret2 = ext4_journal_stop(handle);
        if (!ret)