diff --git a/fs/afs/rotate.c b/fs/afs/rotate.c
index 13ec8ffa911a7..0829933f4d9aa 100644
--- a/fs/afs/rotate.c
+++ b/fs/afs/rotate.c
@@ -330,6 +330,13 @@ bool afs_select_fileserver(struct afs_operation *op)
 
 			goto restart_from_beginning;
 
+		case UAEIO:
+		case VIO:
+			op->error = -EREMOTEIO;
+			if (op->volume->type != AFSVL_RWVOL)
+				goto next_server;
+			goto failed;
+
 		case VDISKFULL:
 		case UAENOSPC:
 			/* The partition is full.  Only applies to RWVOLs.