diff --git a/fs/ntfs/aops.c b/fs/ntfs/aops.c
index 517d9a1563e7..ad781674fef1 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/aops.c
@@ -240,10 +240,11 @@ static void ntfs_readahead(struct readahead_control *rac)
 	};
 
 	/*
-	 * Resident files are not cached in the page cache,
-	 * and readahead is not implemented for compressed files.
+	 * Resident files are not cached in the page cache, readahead is not
+	 * implemented for compressed files, and ntfs_read_folio() refuses
+	 * encrypted files because decryption is not implemented.
 	 */
-	if (!NInoNonResident(ni) || NInoCompressed(ni) ||
+	if (!NInoNonResident(ni) || NInoEncrypted(ni) || NInoCompressed(ni) ||
 	    NInoWofCompressed(ni))
 		return;
 	iomap_readahead(&ntfs_read_iomap_ops, &ctx, NULL);