diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 8c8d9f6d8f72..9160836664b0 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -2569,8 +2569,9 @@ static int fuse_file_flock(struct file *file, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 		struct fuse_file *ff = file->private_data;
 
 		/* emulate flock with POSIX locks */
-		ff->flock = true;
 		err = fuse_setlk(file, fl, 1);
+		if (!err)
+			ff->flock = true;
 	}
 
 	return err;