diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 2b4235c5831d..20e0ee58dd39 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ restarted_transaction:
 		if (why == RESTART_META) {
 			mlog(0, "restarting function.\n");
 			restart_func = 1;
+			status = 0;
 		} else {
 			BUG_ON(why != RESTART_TRANS);