diff --git a/src/66/66-fdholder-filler.c b/src/66/66-fdholder-filler.c
index 4edb95d0af94e0211de979e7af554d3ba99099c8..e5498e8c7bb30b7ac84c5a45b927ffd7523f221f 100644
--- a/src/66/66-fdholder-filler.c
+++ b/src/66/66-fdholder-filler.c
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ int main(int argc, char const *const *argv)
             log_dieusys(LOG_EXIT_SYS, "transfer pipes") ;
     }
 
-    if (notif) write(1, "\n", 1) ;
+    if (notif)
+        if (write(1, "\n", 1) < 0)
+            log_dieusys(LOG_EXIT_SYS, "notify failed") ;
 
     return 0 ;
 }