diff --git a/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c b/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c
index 594ab35eacfb..c12951b9551e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ static void ff_layout_reset_write(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr, bool retry_pnfs)
 			nfs_direct_set_resched_writes(hdr->dreq);
 			/* fake unstable write to let common nfs resend pages */
 			hdr->verf.committed = NFS_UNSTABLE;
-			hdr->good_bytes = 0;
+			hdr->good_bytes = hdr->args.count;
 		}
 		return;
 	}