diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/DataContainer.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/DataContainer.cpp
index a8aa6c3e5d..61064334cf 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/DataContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/DataContainer.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ DataContainer::Resize(off_t newSize)
 				return error;
 
 			AutoLocker<VMCache> _(fCache);
-			fCache->Resize(newSize, VM_PRIORITY_USER);
+			error = fCache->Resize(newSize, VM_PRIORITY_USER);
+			if (error != B_OK)
+				return error;
 
 			// pages will be added as they are written to; so nothing else
 			// needs to be done here.