diff --git a/lib/buildid.c b/lib/buildid.c
index c4b737640621..995a327f46ae 100644
--- a/lib/buildid.c
+++ b/lib/buildid.c
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ static int freader_get_folio(struct freader *r, loff_t file_off)
 
 	freader_put_folio(r);
 
+	/* the page index must fit in pgoff_t */
+	if (file_off < 0 || file_off > MAX_LFS_FILESIZE)
+		return -EFAULT;
+
 	/* only use page cache lookup - fail if not already cached */
 	r->folio = filemap_get_folio(r->file->f_mapping, file_off >> PAGE_SHIFT);