nfs_set_page_writeback(page);
        WARN_ON_ONCE(test_bit(PG_CLEAN, &req->wb_flags));
 
-       ret = 0;
+       ret = req->wb_context->error;
        /* If there is a fatal error that covers this write, just exit */
-       if (nfs_error_is_fatal_on_server(req->wb_context->error))
+       if (nfs_error_is_fatal_on_server(ret))
                goto out_launder;
 
+       ret = 0;
        if (!nfs_pageio_add_request(pgio, req)) {
                ret = pgio->pg_error;
                /*
                        nfs_context_set_write_error(req->wb_context, ret);
                        if (nfs_error_is_fatal_on_server(ret))
                                goto out_launder;
-               }
+               } else
+                       ret = -EAGAIN;
                nfs_redirty_request(req);
-               ret = -EAGAIN;
        } else
                nfs_add_stats(page_file_mapping(page)->host,
                                NFSIOS_WRITEPAGES, 1);