diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 3a983bc1a71c..3b0d8c6dd587 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -2203,6 +2203,9 @@ ssize_t generic_file_buffered_read(struct kiocb *iocb,
 
 	if (unlikely(*ppos >= inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes))
 		return 0;
+	if (unlikely(!iov_iter_count(iter)))
+		return 0;
+
 	iov_iter_truncate(iter, inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes);
 
 	index = *ppos >> PAGE_SHIFT;