diff --git a/fs/vfs/fs_fcntl.c b/fs/vfs/fs_fcntl.c
index 44bdcd6652..e2c9fe6376 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/fs_fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/vfs/fs_fcntl.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int file_vfcntl(FAR struct file *filep, int cmd, va_list ap)
 
               if ((filep->f_oflags & O_APPEND) != 0)
                 {
-                  file_seek(filep, 0, SEEK_END);
+                  ret = file_seek(filep, 0, SEEK_END);
                 }
             }
         }