diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index 2d82901..eaf9902 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
-	err = blk_execute_rq(vblk->disk->queue, vblk->disk, req, false);
+	blk_execute_rq(vblk->disk->queue, vblk->disk, req, false);
+	err = req->errors ? -EIO : 0;
 out:
 	blk_put_request(req);
 	return err;