diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index c6db1a0762fa..8d3ec975514d 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -1250,6 +1250,9 @@ static ssize_t do_sendfile(int out_fd, int in_fd, loff_t *ppos,
 					  count, fl);
 		file_end_write(out.file);
 	} else {
+		if (out.file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
+			fl |= SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK;
+
 		retval = splice_file_to_pipe(in.file, opipe, &pos, count, fl);
 	}