diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
index 4009e7c..41662fb 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
@@ -1078,6 +1078,10 @@
 	xfs_fileoff_t		end_fsb;
 	int			error = 0;
 
+	/* behave as if the write failed if drop writes is enabled */
+	if (xfs_mp_drop_writes(mp))
+		written = 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * start_fsb refers to the first unused block after a short write. If
 	 * nothing was written, round offset down to point at the first block in
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
index 20e2981..6db6fd6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
@@ -200,11 +200,12 @@
 	/*
 	 * DEBUG mode instrumentation to test and/or trigger delayed allocation
 	 * block killing in the event of failed writes. When enabled, all
-	 * buffered writes are forced to fail. All delalloc blocks in the range
-	 * of the write (including pre-existing delalloc blocks!) are tossed as
-	 * part of the write failure error handling sequence.
+	 * buffered writes are silenty dropped and handled as if they failed.
+	 * All delalloc blocks in the range of the write (including pre-existing
+	 * delalloc blocks!) are tossed as part of the write failure error
+	 * handling sequence.
 	 */
-	bool			m_fail_writes;
+	bool			m_drop_writes;
 #endif
 } xfs_mount_t;
 
@@ -325,13 +326,13 @@
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 static inline bool
-xfs_mp_fail_writes(struct xfs_mount *mp)
+xfs_mp_drop_writes(struct xfs_mount *mp)
 {
-	return mp->m_fail_writes;
+	return mp->m_drop_writes;
 }
 #else
 static inline bool
-xfs_mp_fail_writes(struct xfs_mount *mp)
+xfs_mp_drop_writes(struct xfs_mount *mp)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_sysfs.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_sysfs.c
index de6195e..80ac15f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_sysfs.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 #ifdef DEBUG
 
 STATIC ssize_t
-fail_writes_store(
+drop_writes_store(
 	struct kobject		*kobject,
 	const char		*buf,
 	size_t			count)
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@
 		return ret;
 
 	if (val == 1)
-		mp->m_fail_writes = true;
+		mp->m_drop_writes = true;
 	else if (val == 0)
-		mp->m_fail_writes = false;
+		mp->m_drop_writes = false;
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -117,21 +117,21 @@
 }
 
 STATIC ssize_t
-fail_writes_show(
+drop_writes_show(
 	struct kobject		*kobject,
 	char			*buf)
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = to_mp(kobject);
 
-	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", mp->m_fail_writes ? 1 : 0);
+	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", mp->m_drop_writes ? 1 : 0);
 }
-XFS_SYSFS_ATTR_RW(fail_writes);
+XFS_SYSFS_ATTR_RW(drop_writes);
 
 #endif /* DEBUG */
 
 static struct attribute *xfs_mp_attrs[] = {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	ATTR_LIST(fail_writes),
+	ATTR_LIST(drop_writes),
 #endif
 	NULL,
 };