diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index 03661b744eaf..79454ea77153 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ int btrfs_mark_extent_written(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	int del_nr = 0;
 	int del_slot = 0;
 	int recow;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 	u64 ino = btrfs_ino(inode);
 
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ again:
 	}
 out:
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*