diff --git a/block/file-posix.c b/block/file-posix.c
index ad299beb38..928b863ced 100644
--- a/block/file-posix.c
+++ b/block/file-posix.c
@@ -1646,6 +1646,9 @@ static int handle_aiocb_truncate(RawPosixAIOData *aiocb)
             num = MIN(left, 65536);
             result = write(fd, buf, num);
             if (result < 0) {
+                if (errno == EINTR) {
+                    continue;
+                }
                 result = -errno;
                 error_setg_errno(errp, -result,
                                  "Could not write zeros for preallocation");