diff --git a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
index f7d7e1b54653..f33ccddaa826 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static void netfs_unbuffered_write_done(struct netfs_io_request *wreq)
 	/* Okay, declare that all I/O is complete. */
 	trace_netfs_rreq(wreq, netfs_rreq_trace_write_done);
 
-	if (!wreq->error)
+	if (wreq->transferred)
 		netfs_update_i_size(ictx, &ictx->inode, wreq->start, wreq->transferred);
 
 	if (wreq->origin == NETFS_DIO_WRITE &&