diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index 22aa432a68bf..719c6b7741af 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static ssize_t writeback_store(struct device *dev,
 	struct bio_vec bio_vec;
 	struct page *page;
 	ssize_t ret = len;
-	int mode;
+	int mode, err;
 	unsigned long blk_idx = 0;
 
 	if (sysfs_streq(buf, "idle"))
@@ -719,12 +719,17 @@ static ssize_t writeback_store(struct device *dev,
 		 * XXX: A single page IO would be inefficient for write
 		 * but it would be not bad as starter.
 		 */
-		ret = submit_bio_wait(&bio);
-		if (ret) {
+		err = submit_bio_wait(&bio);
+		if (err) {
 			zram_slot_lock(zram, index);
 			zram_clear_flag(zram, index, ZRAM_UNDER_WB);
 			zram_clear_flag(zram, index, ZRAM_IDLE);
 			zram_slot_unlock(zram, index);
+			/*
+			 * Return last IO error unless every IO were
+			 * not suceeded.
+			 */
+			ret = err;
 			continue;
 		}