diff --git a/kernel/sched/debug.c b/kernel/sched/debug.c
index 41caa22e0680..93f009e1076d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/debug.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/debug.c
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ static ssize_t sched_fair_server_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubu
 	long cpu = (long) ((struct seq_file *) filp->private_data)->private;
 	struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
 	u64 runtime, period;
+	int retval = 0;
 	size_t err;
-	int retval;
 	u64 value;
 
 	err = kstrtoull_from_user(ubuf, cnt, 10, &value);
@@ -380,8 +380,6 @@ static ssize_t sched_fair_server_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubu
 		dl_server_stop(&rq->fair_server);
 
 		retval = dl_server_apply_params(&rq->fair_server, runtime, period, 0);
-		if (retval)
-			cnt = retval;
 
 		if (!runtime)
 			printk_deferred("Fair server disabled in CPU %d, system may crash due to starvation.\n",
@@ -389,6 +387,9 @@ static ssize_t sched_fair_server_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubu
 
 		if (rq->cfs.h_nr_queued)
 			dl_server_start(&rq->fair_server);
+
+		if (retval < 0)
+			return retval;
 	}
 
 	*ppos += cnt;