diff --git a/fs/smb/client/transport.c b/fs/smb/client/transport.c
index 60699d2799fb..d0d0159c1061 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/transport.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/transport.c
@@ -1345,6 +1345,8 @@ cifs_readv_receive(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 #endif
 		length = cifs_read_iter_from_socket(server, &rdata->subreq.io_iter,
 						    data_len);
+	if (length < 0)
+		return length;
 	if (length > 0)
 		rdata->got_bytes += length;
 	server->total_read += length;