diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/io.c b/fs/cachefiles/io.c
index 009d23cd435b..239a6002083d 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/io.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/io.c
@@ -346,8 +346,6 @@ int __cachefiles_write(struct cachefiles_object *object,
 	default:
 		ki->was_async = false;
 		cachefiles_write_complete(&ki->iocb, ret);
-		if (ret > 0)
-			ret = 0;
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/ondemand.c b/fs/cachefiles/ondemand.c
index 3389a373faf6..cfa8f23fdfb6 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/ondemand.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/ondemand.c
@@ -84,10 +84,8 @@ static ssize_t cachefiles_ondemand_fd_write_iter(struct kiocb *kiocb,
 
 	trace_cachefiles_ondemand_fd_write(object, file_inode(file), pos, len);
 	ret = __cachefiles_write(object, file, pos, iter, NULL, NULL);
-	if (!ret) {
-		ret = len;
+	if (ret > 0)
 		kiocb->ki_pos += ret;
-	}
 
 out:
 	fput(file);