diff --git a/fs/exofs/ore.c b/fs/exofs/ore.c
index 49cf230554a21d33785d16367d9397ab34a44d91..24a49d47e9354c00f0ebd2da6c92d3520e71332c 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/ore.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/ore.c
@@ -735,13 +735,7 @@ static int _prepare_for_striping(struct ore_io_state *ios)
 out:
 	ios->numdevs = devs_in_group;
 	ios->pages_consumed = cur_pg;
-	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		if (length == ios->length)
-			return ret;
-		else
-			ios->length -= length;
-	}
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int ore_create(struct ore_io_state *ios)