diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index b5d70e7..cd35409 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -903,14 +903,10 @@
 		ret = xfs_file_buffered_aio_write(iocb, from);
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
-		ssize_t err;
-
 		XFS_STATS_ADD(ip->i_mount, xs_write_bytes, ret);
 
 		/* Handle various SYNC-type writes */
-		err = generic_write_sync(iocb, iocb->ki_pos - ret, ret);
-		if (err < 0)
-			ret = err;
+		ret = generic_write_sync(iocb, ret);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }