diff --git a/src/servers/input/MouseSettings.cpp b/src/servers/input/MouseSettings.cpp
index 2deb92c658..df81cd3cd3 100644
--- a/src/servers/input/MouseSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/input/MouseSettings.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ MouseSettings::SaveSettings()
 		return status;
 
 	BFile file(path.Path(), B_READ_WRITE | B_CREATE_FILE);
-	if (status < B_OK)
+	status = file.InitCheck();
+	if (status != B_OK)
 		return status;
 
 	file.Write(&fSettings, sizeof(fSettings));