diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
index 4ff074bc2a7d..3fc699ea7ba0 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ xfs_end_bio(
 	xfs_ioend_t		*ioend = bio->bi_private;
 
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&bio->bi_cnt) >= 1);
-	ioend->io_error = test_bit(BIO_UPTODATE, &bio->bi_flags) ? 0 : error;
+	if (!ioend->io_error && !test_bit(BIO_UPTODATE, &bio->bi_flags))
+		ioend->io_error = error;
 
 	/* Toss bio and pass work off to an xfsdatad thread */
 	bio->bi_private = NULL;