diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
index 8b663b2d95622f98b704ed693b1177d13cfa79dd..6b4527216a7fe2c60ead15d57383648f25d4d3ef 100644
--- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ int dquot_writeback_dquots(struct super_block *sb, int type)
 			dqstats_inc(DQST_LOOKUPS);
 			err = sb->dq_op->write_dquot(dquot);
 			if (!ret && err)
-				err = ret;
+				ret = err;
 			dqput(dquot);
 			spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
 		}