diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index 1c9e979fa235..8a2077408ab0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ static void nfs_pageio_complete_mirror(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 		desc->pg_mirror_idx = mirror_idx;
 	for (;;) {
 		nfs_pageio_doio(desc);
-		if (!mirror->pg_recoalesce)
+		if (desc->pg_error < 0 || !mirror->pg_recoalesce)
 			break;
 		if (!nfs_do_recoalesce(desc))
 			break;