diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-virtuser.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-virtuser.c
index 128520d340d4..846f8688fec5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-virtuser.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-virtuser.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static ssize_t gpio_virtuser_direction_do_write(struct file *file,
 	char buf[32], *trimmed;
 	int ret, dir, val = 0;
 
-	if (count >= sizeof(buf))
+	if (*ppos != 0 || count >= sizeof(buf))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = simple_write_to_buffer(buf, sizeof(buf) - 1, ppos, user_buf, count);
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ static ssize_t gpio_virtuser_consumer_write(struct file *file,
 	char buf[GPIO_VIRTUSER_NAME_BUF_LEN + 2];
 	int ret;
 
-	if (count >= sizeof(buf))
+	if (*ppos != 0 || count >= sizeof(buf))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = simple_write_to_buffer(buf, GPIO_VIRTUSER_NAME_BUF_LEN, ppos,