diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index 4fd6b0c..e38b2c5 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -267,8 +267,13 @@
 	if ((flags & DIO_LOCKING) && iov_iter_rw(iter) == READ)
 		inode_unlock(inode);
 
-	if ((retval > 0) && end_io)
-		end_io(iocb, pos, retval, bh.b_private);
+	if (end_io) {
+		int err;
+
+		err = end_io(iocb, pos, retval, bh.b_private);
+		if (err)
+			retval = err;
+	}
 
 	if (!(flags & DIO_SKIP_DIO_COUNT))
 		inode_dio_end(inode);