diff --git a/block/blk-sysfs.c b/block/blk-sysfs.c
index 6206a93..5efc5a6 100644
--- a/block/blk-sysfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-sysfs.c
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@
 	unsigned long val;						\
 	ssize_t ret;							\
 	ret = queue_var_store(&val, page, count);			\
+	if (ret < 0)							\
+		 return ret;						\
 	if (neg)							\
 		val = !val;						\
 									\