diff --git a/fs/ext4/page-io.c b/fs/ext4/page-io.c
index 2cc9f2168b9e..b66b335a0ca6 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/page-io.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/page-io.c
@@ -100,8 +100,10 @@ static void ext4_finish_bio(struct bio *bio)
 				continue;
 			}
 			clear_buffer_async_write(bh);
-			if (bio->bi_status)
+			if (bio->bi_status) {
+				set_buffer_write_io_error(bh);
 				buffer_io_error(bh);
+			}
 		} while ((bh = bh->b_this_page) != head);
 		bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &head->b_state);
 		local_irq_restore(flags);