diff --git a/pool/pool.go b/pool/pool.go
index 3fe99248..472fe3ec 100644
--- a/pool/pool.go
+++ b/pool/pool.go
@@ -714,13 +714,11 @@ func (p *pool) PutObject(ctx context.Context, hdr object.Object, payload io.Read
 			buf := make([]byte, sz)
 
 			var n int
-			var ok bool
 
 			for {
 				n, err = payload.Read(buf)
 				if n > 0 {
-					ok = wObj.WritePayloadChunk(buf[:n])
-					if !ok {
+					if !wObj.WritePayloadChunk(buf[:n]) {
 						break
 					}