diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index fa4b899da4b3..ca6ca14a827d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -427,23 +427,23 @@ ext4_xattr_ibody_list(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, size_t buffer_size)
 static int
 ext4_xattr_list(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, size_t buffer_size)
 {
-	int i_error, b_error;
+	int ret, ret2;
 
 	down_read(&EXT4_I(dentry->d_inode)->xattr_sem);
-	i_error = ext4_xattr_ibody_list(dentry, buffer, buffer_size);
-	if (i_error < 0) {
-		b_error = 0;
-	} else {
-		if (buffer) {
-			buffer += i_error;
-			buffer_size -= i_error;
-		}
-		b_error = ext4_xattr_block_list(dentry, buffer, buffer_size);
-		if (b_error < 0)
-			i_error = 0;
+	ret = ret2 = ext4_xattr_ibody_list(dentry, buffer, buffer_size);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto errout;
+	if (buffer) {
+		buffer += ret;
+		buffer_size -= ret;
 	}
+	ret = ext4_xattr_block_list(dentry, buffer, buffer_size);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto errout;
+	ret += ret2;
+errout:
 	up_read(&EXT4_I(dentry->d_inode)->xattr_sem);
-	return i_error + b_error;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*