diff --git a/file_ops.c b/file_ops.c
index 99237d8bf6..090003c6e2 100644
--- a/file_ops.c
+++ b/file_ops.c
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@
  */
 bool write_file(const char *path, const void *data, ssize_t size)
 {
-   bool ret   = false;
-   FILE *file = fopen(path, "wb");
+   ssize_t ret   = 0;
+   FILE *file   = fopen(path, "wb");
    if (!file)
       return false;
 
-   ret = fwrite(data, 1, size, file) == size;
+   ret = fwrite(data, 1, size, file);
    fclose(file);
-   return ret;
+   return (ret == size);
 }
 
 /**