diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index 9ec56dc..ce93124 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -1201,8 +1201,10 @@
 	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, ur, sizeof(*ur)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	err = 0;
-	err |= put_user(status, ustatus);
+	err = put_user(status, ustatus);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return err ? err : ret;
+
 	err |= __put_user(r.ru_utime.tv_sec, &ur->ru_utime.tv_sec);
 	err |= __put_user(r.ru_utime.tv_usec, &ur->ru_utime.tv_usec);
 	err |= __put_user(r.ru_stime.tv_sec, &ur->ru_stime.tv_sec);