diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
index 0d539c661748..371e33ecc547 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ int opal_put_chars(uint32_t vtermno, const char *data, int total_len)
 		/* Closed or other error drop */
 		if (rc != OPAL_SUCCESS && rc != OPAL_BUSY &&
 		    rc != OPAL_BUSY_EVENT) {
-			written = total_len;
+			written += total_len;
 			break;
 		}
 		if (rc == OPAL_SUCCESS) {