diff --git a/fs/afs/write.c b/fs/afs/write.c
index 3104b62c20826..1ed62e0ccfe57 100644
--- a/fs/afs/write.c
+++ b/fs/afs/write.c
@@ -771,13 +771,19 @@ int afs_writepages(struct address_space *mapping,
 	if (wbc->range_cyclic) {
 		start = mapping->writeback_index * PAGE_SIZE;
 		ret = afs_writepages_region(mapping, wbc, start, LLONG_MAX, &next);
-		if (start > 0 && wbc->nr_to_write > 0 && ret == 0)
-			ret = afs_writepages_region(mapping, wbc, 0, start,
-						    &next);
-		mapping->writeback_index = next / PAGE_SIZE;
+		if (ret == 0) {
+			mapping->writeback_index = next / PAGE_SIZE;
+			if (start > 0 && wbc->nr_to_write > 0) {
+				ret = afs_writepages_region(mapping, wbc, 0,
+							    start, &next);
+				if (ret == 0)
+					mapping->writeback_index =
+						next / PAGE_SIZE;
+			}
+		}
 	} else if (wbc->range_start == 0 && wbc->range_end == LLONG_MAX) {
 		ret = afs_writepages_region(mapping, wbc, 0, LLONG_MAX, &next);
-		if (wbc->nr_to_write > 0)
+		if (wbc->nr_to_write > 0 && ret == 0)
 			mapping->writeback_index = next;
 	} else {
 		ret = afs_writepages_region(mapping, wbc,