diff --git a/libntfs-3g/attrib.c b/libntfs-3g/attrib.c
index fa448af7..edd70df6 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/attrib.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/attrib.c
@@ -1390,8 +1390,9 @@ retry:
 			total += written;
 			count -= written;
 			b = (const u8*)b + written;
-			continue;
 		}
+		if (written == to_write)
+			continue;
 		/* If the syscall was interrupted, try again. */
 		if (written == (s64)-1 && errno == EINTR)
 			goto retry;