diff --git a/src/internal/ptycon_ntaio_impl.c b/src/internal/ptycon_ntaio_impl.c
index 4ab5ca4..cf3f1ea 100644
--- a/src/internal/ptycon_ntaio_impl.c
+++ b/src/internal/ptycon_ntaio_impl.c
@@ -110,13 +110,20 @@ int ptyc_write(int fd, const void * buf, size_t size)
 		0,0);
 
 	/* wait */
-	if (status == NT_STATUS_PENDING)
-		status = ptyc_ntapi->zw_wait_for_single_object(
-			hevent,0,0);
+	switch (status) {
+		case NT_STATUS_PENDING:
+			status = ptyc_ntapi->zw_wait_for_single_object(
+				hevent,0,0);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			iosb.status = status;
+			break;
+	}
 
 	/* hevent */
 	ptyc_ntapi->zw_close(hevent);
 
 	/* ret */
-	return status ? status : iosb.status;
+	return iosb.status ? iosb.status : iosb.info;
 }