diff --git a/init/initramfs.c b/init/initramfs.c
index a8497fa..64013cc 100644
--- a/init/initramfs.c
+++ b/init/initramfs.c
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@ static int __init do_name(void)
 static int __init do_copy(void)
 {
 	if (count >= body_len) {
-		sys_write(wfd, victim, body_len);
+		if (sys_write(wfd, victim, body_len) != body_len)
+			error("write error");
 		sys_close(wfd);
 		do_utime(vcollected, mtime);
 		kfree(vcollected);
@@ -354,7 +355,8 @@ static int __init do_copy(void)
 		state = SkipIt;
 		return 0;
 	} else {
-		sys_write(wfd, victim, count);
+		if (sys_write(wfd, victim, count) != count)
+			error("write error");
 		body_len -= count;
 		eat(count);
 		return 1;