diff --git a/crates/ruff_server/src/fix.rs b/crates/ruff_server/src/fix.rs
index 6690279da020a..b1c7a61fe6bd5 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_server/src/fix.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_server/src/fix.rs
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ pub(crate) fn fix_all(
     let FixerResult {
         transformed,
         result: LinterResult {
-            has_syntax_error: has_error,
-            ..
+            has_syntax_error, ..
         },
         ..
     } = ruff_linter::linter::lint_fix(
@@ -83,9 +82,9 @@ pub(crate) fn fix_all(
         source_type,
     )?;
 
-    if has_error {
-        // abort early if a parsing error occurred
-        return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("A parsing error occurred during `fix_all`"));
+    if has_syntax_error {
+        // If there's a syntax error, then there won't be any fixes to apply.
+        return Ok(Fixes::default());
     }
 
     // fast path: if `transformed` is still borrowed, no changes were made and we can return early