diff --git a/lustre/llite/lproc_llite.c b/lustre/llite/lproc_llite.c
index 6e630a6e1eb3cc5ea6b48e99e02b2cf21c1f29cb..5f429c52bbbd8a2f46e4e909944d66c9874180f1 100644
--- a/lustre/llite/lproc_llite.c
+++ b/lustre/llite/lproc_llite.c
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ static int ll_wr_config_update(struct file *file, const char *buffer,
         ENTRY;
 
         CWARN("Starting a LOV/OST update !\n");
-        RETURN(ll_process_config_update(sbi, 0));
+        ll_process_config_update(sbi, 0);
+        RETURN(count);
 }
 
 static int ll_rd_max_read_ahead_mb(char *page, char **start, off_t off,
diff --git a/lustre/mds/lproc_mds.c b/lustre/mds/lproc_mds.c
index 1386670a5b31eba4a8c74d4d7ffe2b731d8cb180..4d8f8e19c0eb0106a70564d48a9b98b1c69918eb 100644
--- a/lustre/mds/lproc_mds.c
+++ b/lustre/mds/lproc_mds.c
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ static int lprocfs_mds_wr_config_update(struct file *file, const char *buffer,
         struct obd_device *obd = data;
         ENTRY;
 
-        RETURN(mds_dt_update_config(obd, 0));
+        mds_dt_update_config(obd, 0);
+        RETURN(count);
 }
 
 static int lprocfs_rd_filesopen(char *page, char **start, off_t off,