diff --git a/fs/erofs/inode.c b/fs/erofs/inode.c
index a552399e211d..0c293ff6697b 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/inode.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static int erofs_fill_symlink(struct inode *inode, void *data,
 
 	/* if it cannot be handled with fast symlink scheme */
 	if (vi->datalayout != EROFS_INODE_FLAT_INLINE ||
-	    inode->i_size >= PAGE_SIZE) {
+	    inode->i_size >= PAGE_SIZE || inode->i_size < 0) {
 		inode->i_op = &erofs_symlink_iops;
 		return 0;
 	}