diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index e47a21e64764..03d2ce288d83 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -2954,6 +2954,10 @@ static unsigned long read_swap_header(struct swap_info_struct *p,
 	maxpages = swp_offset(pte_to_swp_entry(
 			swp_entry_to_pte(swp_entry(0, ~0UL)))) + 1;
 	last_page = swap_header->info.last_page;
+	if (!last_page) {
+		pr_warn("Empty swap-file\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
 	if (last_page > maxpages) {
 		pr_warn("Truncating oversized swap area, only using %luk out of %luk\n",
 			maxpages << (PAGE_SHIFT - 10),