diff --git a/kernel/power/hibernate.c b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
index e1b4bfa938dd..2b4a946a6ff5 100644
--- a/kernel/power/hibernate.c
+++ b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ static ssize_t resume_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 	int error;
 
 	if (!hibernation_available())
-		return 0;
+		return n;
 
 	if (len && buf[len-1] == '\n')
 		len--;