diff --git a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
index 544a4243fc59..f7d7e1b54653 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void netfs_unbuffered_write_done(struct netfs_io_request *wreq)
 		wreq->iocb->ki_pos += written;
 		if (wreq->iocb->ki_complete) {
 			trace_netfs_rreq(wreq, netfs_rreq_trace_ki_complete);
-			wreq->iocb->ki_complete(wreq->iocb, wreq->error ?: written);
+			wreq->iocb->ki_complete(wreq->iocb, written ?: wreq->error);
 		}
 		wreq->iocb = VFS_PTR_POISON;
 	}