diff --git a/fs/ntfs/inode.c b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
index 5a39ff655528..8ea0c5f65aa3 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
@@ -3629,9 +3629,10 @@ static inline int ntfs_enlarge_attribute(struct inode *vi, s64 pos, s64 count,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	if (pos + count > ni->data_size) {
-		if (ntfs_attr_truncate(ni, pos + count)) {
+		ret = ntfs_attr_truncate(ni, pos + count);
+		if (ret) {
 			ntfs_debug("Failed to truncate attribute");
-			return -1;
+			return ret;
 		}
 
 		ntfs_attr_reinit_search_ctx(ctx);