1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/sysdep.c b/src/sysdep.c
index b7baf4fbb58..0f49fcc6fa4 100644
--- a/src/sysdep.c
+++ b/src/sysdep.c
@@ -2754,7 +2754,7 @@ sys_write (fildes, buf, nbyte)
           if (errno == EINTR)
             continue;
           else
-            return (-1);
+            return (bytes_written ? bytes_written : -1);
         }
 
       buf += rtnval;