diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
index 92c67fbbc1c8..05d3de33e270 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/pmem.c
@@ -208,8 +208,14 @@ static void pmem_submit_bio(struct bio *bio)
 	struct pmem_device *pmem = bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
 	struct nd_region *nd_region = to_region(pmem);
 
-	if (bio->bi_opf & REQ_PREFLUSH)
-		ret = nvdimm_flush(nd_region, bio);
+	if (bio->bi_opf & REQ_PREFLUSH) {
+		ret = nvdimm_flush(nd_region, NULL);
+		if (ret) {
+			bio->bi_status = errno_to_blk_status(ret);
+			bio_endio(bio);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 
 	do_acct = blk_queue_io_stat(bio->bi_bdev->bd_disk->queue);
 	if (do_acct)
@@ -229,7 +235,7 @@ static void pmem_submit_bio(struct bio *bio)
 	if (do_acct)
 		bio_end_io_acct(bio, start);
 
-	if (bio->bi_opf & REQ_FUA)
+	if ((bio->bi_opf & REQ_FUA) && !bio->bi_status)
 		ret = nvdimm_flush(nd_region, bio);
 
 	if (ret)