diff --git a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
index d569fed24c561..1b34724e6ccdb 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
@@ -641,7 +641,8 @@ impl<W: ?Sized + Write> Write for BufWriter<W> {
     }
 
     fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        self.flush_buf().and_then(|()| self.get_mut().flush())
+        self.flush_buf()?;
+        self.get_mut().flush()
     }
 }