diff --git a/drivers/block/ps3vram.c b/drivers/block/ps3vram.c
index 8eddef373a91..2e79d2cfa023 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ps3vram.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ps3vram.c
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ static int ps3vram_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 
 		if (retlen != len) {
 			dev_err(&dev->core, "Short %s\n", op);
+			error = -EIO;
 			goto out;
 		}