diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/fallocate.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/fallocate.c
index 14e7883..655b192 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/fallocate.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/fallocate.c
@@ -30,7 +30,14 @@ int
 fallocate (int fd, int mode, __off_t offset, __off_t len)
 {
 #ifdef __NR_fallocate
-  return __call_fallocate (fd, mode, offset, len);
+  int ret;
+  ret = __call_fallocate (fd, mode, offset, len);
+  if (ret > 0) /* __call_fallocate has done negl %eax */
+   {
+     __set_errno (ret);
+     return -1;
+   }
+  return 0;
 #else
   __set_errno (ENOSYS);
   return -1;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/fallocate64.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/fallocate64.c
index 85f315c..d1a3628 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/fallocate64.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/fallocate64.c
@@ -30,7 +30,14 @@ int
 fallocate64 (int fd, int mode, __off64_t offset, __off64_t len)
 {
 #ifdef __NR_fallocate
-  return __call_fallocate (fd, mode, offset, len);
+  int ret;
+  ret = __call_fallocate (fd, mode, offset, len);
+  if (ret > 0) /* __call_fallocate has done negl %eax */
+   {
+    __set_errno (ret);
+    return -1;
+   }
+  return 0;
 #else
   __set_errno (ENOSYS);
   return -1;