diff --git a/src/systemcmds/reflect/reflect.c b/src/systemcmds/reflect/reflect.c
index 4ef393682d..c74ae06a88 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/reflect/reflect.c
+++ b/src/systemcmds/reflect/reflect.c
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ reflect_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 
 		if (n > 0) {
-			write(1, buf, n);
+			if (write(1, buf, n) < 0) {
+				return -1;
+			}
 		}
 
 		total += n;