diff --git a/pkg/vfs/writer.go b/pkg/vfs/writer.go
index 692e4ba39df6..ba7955dfa9e7 100644
--- a/pkg/vfs/writer.go
+++ b/pkg/vfs/writer.go
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ func (s *sliceWriter) flushData() {
 		s.writer.Abort()
 		s.err = syscall.EIO
 	}
-	s.writer = nil
 }
 
 // protected by s.chunk.file