diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
index 437c9198031a..3daf5ea1eb8d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ xfs_qm_scall_trunc_qfiles(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp,
 	uint		flags)
 {
-	int		error = 0, error2 = 0;
+	int		error;
 
 	if (!xfs_sb_version_hasquota(&mp->m_sb) || flags == 0) {
 		xfs_debug(mp, "%s: flags=%x m_qflags=%x",
@@ -286,14 +286,20 @@ xfs_qm_scall_trunc_qfiles(
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	if (flags & XFS_DQ_USER)
+	if (flags & XFS_DQ_USER) {
 		error = xfs_qm_scall_trunc_qfile(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_uquotino);
-	if (flags & XFS_DQ_GROUP)
-		error2 = xfs_qm_scall_trunc_qfile(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_gquotino);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+	if (flags & XFS_DQ_GROUP) {
+		error = xfs_qm_scall_trunc_qfile(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_gquotino);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
 	if (flags & XFS_DQ_PROJ)
-		error2 = xfs_qm_scall_trunc_qfile(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_pquotino);
+		error = xfs_qm_scall_trunc_qfile(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_pquotino);
 
-	return error ? error : error2;
+	return error;
 }
 
 /*