diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index c0dc48e..54c7323 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -1320,10 +1320,14 @@ static void do_memory_save(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
         if (l > size)
             l = size;
         cpu_memory_rw_debug(env, addr, buf, l, 0);
-        fwrite(buf, 1, l, f);
+        if (fwrite(buf, 1, l, f) != l) {
+            monitor_printf(mon, "fwrite() failed\n");
+            goto exit;
+        }
         addr += l;
         size -= l;
     }
+exit:
     fclose(f);
 }
 
@@ -1347,11 +1351,15 @@ static void do_physical_memory_save(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
         if (l > size)
             l = size;
         cpu_physical_memory_rw(addr, buf, l, 0);
-        fwrite(buf, 1, l, f);
+        if (fwrite(buf, 1, l, f) != l) {
+            monitor_printf(mon, "fwrite() failed\n");
+            goto exit;
+        }
         fflush(f);
         addr += l;
         size -= l;
     }
+exit:
     fclose(f);
 }