diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index e5711b2728f4f608f9977805797d1a22d8810191..49bc9720fb00bf22f126a0d28ed149f7ecdedb1d 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -515,6 +515,9 @@ int filemap_write_and_wait(struct address_space *mapping)
 			int err2 = filemap_fdatawait(mapping);
 			if (!err)
 				err = err2;
+		} else {
+			/* Clear any previously stored errors */
+			filemap_check_errors(mapping);
 		}
 	} else {
 		err = filemap_check_errors(mapping);
@@ -549,6 +552,9 @@ int filemap_write_and_wait_range(struct address_space *mapping,
 						lstart, lend);
 			if (!err)
 				err = err2;
+		} else {
+			/* Clear any previously stored errors */
+			filemap_check_errors(mapping);
 		}
 	} else {
 		err = filemap_check_errors(mapping);