diff --git a/lib/krb5/store_fd.c b/lib/krb5/store_fd.c
index 32860794d..44cd73f74 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/store_fd.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/store_fd.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fd_store(krb5_storage * sp, const void *data, size_t size)
 	    if (errno == EINTR)
 		continue;
 	    else
-		return count;
+		return size - rem;
 	}
 	cbuf += count;
 	rem -= count;