diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 8ef7d7bef775..8f9628494981 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -239,6 +239,14 @@ static const struct pipe_buf_operations anon_pipe_buf_ops = {
 	.get = generic_pipe_buf_get,
 };
 
+static const struct pipe_buf_operations anon_pipe_buf_nomerge_ops = {
+	.can_merge = 0,
+	.confirm = generic_pipe_buf_confirm,
+	.release = anon_pipe_buf_release,
+	.steal = anon_pipe_buf_steal,
+	.get = generic_pipe_buf_get,
+};
+
 static const struct pipe_buf_operations packet_pipe_buf_ops = {
 	.can_merge = 0,
 	.confirm = generic_pipe_buf_confirm,
@@ -247,6 +255,12 @@ static const struct pipe_buf_operations packet_pipe_buf_ops = {
 	.get = generic_pipe_buf_get,
 };
 
+void pipe_buf_mark_unmergeable(struct pipe_buffer *buf)
+{
+	if (buf->ops == &anon_pipe_buf_ops)
+		buf->ops = &anon_pipe_buf_nomerge_ops;
+}
+
 static ssize_t
 pipe_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to)
 {
diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index f3084cce0ea6..00d2f142dcf9 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -1580,6 +1580,8 @@ retry:
 			 */
 			obuf->flags &= ~PIPE_BUF_FLAG_GIFT;
 
+			pipe_buf_mark_unmergeable(obuf);
+
 			obuf->len = len;
 			opipe->nrbufs++;
 			ibuf->offset += obuf->len;
@@ -1654,6 +1656,8 @@ static int link_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *ipipe,
 		 */
 		obuf->flags &= ~PIPE_BUF_FLAG_GIFT;
 
+		pipe_buf_mark_unmergeable(obuf);
+
 		if (obuf->len > len)
 			obuf->len = len;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
index 6a80cfc63e0c..befdcd304b3d 100644
--- a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
+++ b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ void generic_pipe_buf_get(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *);
 int generic_pipe_buf_confirm(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *);
 int generic_pipe_buf_steal(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *);
 void generic_pipe_buf_release(struct pipe_inode_info *, struct pipe_buffer *);
+void pipe_buf_mark_unmergeable(struct pipe_buffer *buf);
 
 extern const struct pipe_buf_operations nosteal_pipe_buf_ops;