diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c
index c06b5322d470..078e0f67377d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c
@@ -294,12 +294,13 @@ static void mtdblock_release(struct mtd_blktrans_dev *mbd)
 static int mtdblock_flush(struct mtd_blktrans_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct mtdblk_dev *mtdblk = container_of(dev, struct mtdblk_dev, mbd);
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&mtdblk->cache_mutex);
-	write_cached_data(mtdblk);
+	ret = write_cached_data(mtdblk);
 	mutex_unlock(&mtdblk->cache_mutex);
 	mtd_sync(dev->mtd);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void mtdblock_add_mtd(struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr, struct mtd_info *mtd)