diff --git a/fs/erofs/zdata.c b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
index 63acd91d15aa..7116f20a7fbe 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/zdata.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
@@ -1244,14 +1244,14 @@ static int z_erofs_parse_in_bvecs(struct z_erofs_backend *be, bool *overlapped)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int z_erofs_decompress_pcluster(struct z_erofs_backend *be, int err)
+static int z_erofs_decompress_pcluster(struct z_erofs_backend *be, bool eio)
 {
 	struct erofs_sb_info *const sbi = EROFS_SB(be->sb);
 	struct z_erofs_pcluster *pcl = be->pcl;
 	unsigned int pclusterpages = z_erofs_pclusterpages(pcl);
 	const struct z_erofs_decompressor *decomp =
 				z_erofs_decomp[pcl->algorithmformat];
-	int i, j, jtop, err2;
+	int i, j, jtop, err2, err = eio ? -EIO : 0;
 	struct page *page;
 	bool overlapped;
 	bool try_free = true;
@@ -1381,12 +1381,12 @@ static int z_erofs_decompress_queue(const struct z_erofs_decompressqueue *io,
 		.pcl = io->head,
 	};
 	struct z_erofs_pcluster *next;
-	int err = io->eio ? -EIO : 0;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	for (; be.pcl != Z_EROFS_PCLUSTER_TAIL; be.pcl = next) {
 		DBG_BUGON(!be.pcl);
 		next = READ_ONCE(be.pcl->next);
-		err = z_erofs_decompress_pcluster(&be, err) ?: err;
+		err = z_erofs_decompress_pcluster(&be, io->eio) ?: err;
 	}
 	return err;
 }