diff --git a/fs/9p/xattr.c b/fs/9p/xattr.c
index f329eee6dc93..352abc39e891 100644
--- a/fs/9p/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/9p/xattr.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int v9fs_fid_xattr_set(struct p9_fid *fid, const char *name,
 {
 	struct kvec kvec = {.iov_base = (void *)value, .iov_len = value_len};
 	struct iov_iter from;
-	int retval;
+	int retval, err;
 
 	iov_iter_kvec(&from, WRITE | ITER_KVEC, &kvec, 1, value_len);
 
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ int v9fs_fid_xattr_set(struct p9_fid *fid, const char *name,
 			 retval);
 	else
 		p9_client_write(fid, 0, &from, &retval);
-	p9_client_clunk(fid);
+	err = p9_client_clunk(fid);
+	if (!retval && err)
+		retval = err;
 	return retval;
 }