diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index efc72104c840..bdc314aeab88 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -1975,6 +1975,35 @@ static bool canon_copy_from_read_buf(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	return ldata->read_tail != canon_head;
 }
 
+/*
+ * If we finished a read at the exact location of an
+ * EOF (special EOL character that's a __DISABLED_CHAR)
+ * in the stream, silently eat the EOF.
+ */
+static void canon_skip_eof(struct tty_struct *tty)
+{
+	struct n_tty_data *ldata = tty->disc_data;
+	size_t tail, canon_head;
+
+	canon_head = smp_load_acquire(&ldata->canon_head);
+	tail = ldata->read_tail;
+
+	// No data?
+	if (tail == canon_head)
+		return;
+
+	// See if the tail position is EOF in the circular buffer
+	tail &= (N_TTY_BUF_SIZE - 1);
+	if (!test_bit(tail, ldata->read_flags))
+		return;
+	if (read_buf(ldata, tail) != __DISABLED_CHAR)
+		return;
+
+	// Clear the EOL bit, skip the EOF char.
+	clear_bit(tail, ldata->read_flags);
+	smp_store_release(&ldata->read_tail, ldata->read_tail + 1);
+}
+
 /**
  * job_control		-	check job control
  * @tty: tty
@@ -2045,7 +2074,14 @@ static ssize_t n_tty_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
 	 */
 	if (*cookie) {
 		if (ldata->icanon && !L_EXTPROC(tty)) {
-			if (canon_copy_from_read_buf(tty, &kb, &nr))
+			/*
+			 * If we have filled the user buffer, see
+			 * if we should skip an EOF character before
+			 * releasing the lock and returning done.
+			 */
+			if (!nr)
+				canon_skip_eof(tty);
+			else if (canon_copy_from_read_buf(tty, &kb, &nr))
 				return kb - kbuf;
 		} else {
 			if (copy_from_read_buf(tty, &kb, &nr))