diff --git a/fs/ext2/ioctl.c b/fs/ext2/ioctl.c
index 1b853fb0b163..32a8d10b579d 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/ioctl.c
@@ -145,10 +145,13 @@ setversion_out:
 		if (ei->i_block_alloc_info){
 			struct ext2_reserve_window_node *rsv = &ei->i_block_alloc_info->rsv_window_node;
 			rsv->rsv_goal_size = rsv_window_size;
+		} else {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
 		}
+
 		mutex_unlock(&ei->truncate_mutex);
 		mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
-		return 0;
+		return ret;
 	}
 	default:
 		return -ENOTTY;