diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 99ac2cb08b43..dedaf81d8f36 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ static int translate_desc(struct vhost_dev *dev, u64 addr, u32 len,
 		}
 		_iov = iov + ret;
 		size = reg->memory_size - addr + reg->guest_phys_addr;
-		_iov->iov_len = min((u64)len, size);
+		_iov->iov_len = min((u64)len - s, size);
 		_iov->iov_base = (void __user *)(unsigned long)
 			(reg->userspace_addr + addr - reg->guest_phys_addr);
 		s += size;