diff --git a/src/system/kernel/fs/fifo.cpp b/src/system/kernel/fs/fifo.cpp
index e7e9f2c2e1..2989889191 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/fs/fifo.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/fs/fifo.cpp
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ fifo_free_cookie(fs_volume* _volume, fs_vnode* _node, void* _cookie)
 static status_t
 fifo_fsync(fs_volume* _volume, fs_vnode* _node)
 {
-	return B_OK;
+	return B_BAD_VALUE;
 }