diff --git a/core/os/os_darwin.odin b/core/os/os_darwin.odin
index b7a92db75..c252cf05c 100644
--- a/core/os/os_darwin.odin
+++ b/core/os/os_darwin.odin
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ write :: proc(fd: Handle, data: []u8) -> (int, Errno) {
 	assert(fd != -1);
 
 	if len(data) == 0 {
-		return 0, 1;
+		return 0, 0;
 	}
 	bytes_written := _unix_write(fd, &data[0], len(data));
 	if(bytes_written == -1) {
diff --git a/core/os/os_linux.odin b/core/os/os_linux.odin
index 13eab5def..dc3cdde93 100644
--- a/core/os/os_linux.odin
+++ b/core/os/os_linux.odin
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ read :: proc(fd: Handle, data: []byte) -> (int, Errno) {
 }
 
 write :: proc(fd: Handle, data: []byte) -> (int, Errno) {
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return 0, ERROR_NONE;
+	}
 	bytes_written := _unix_write(fd, &data[0], len(data));
 	if bytes_written == -1 {
 		return -1, Errno(get_last_error());