diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 4da846a2bf17..4da3e553090b 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(llseek, unsigned int, fd, unsigned long, offset_high,
 			whence);
 
 	retval = (int)offset;
-	if (offset >= 0) {
+	if (offset >= 0 || (unsigned_offsets(fd_file(f)) && offset < -MAX_ERRNO)) {
 		retval = -EFAULT;
 		if (!copy_to_user(result, &offset, sizeof(offset)))
 			retval = 0;
@@ -753,13 +753,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(write, unsigned int, fd, const char __user *, buf,
 ssize_t ksys_pread64(unsigned int fd, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 		     loff_t pos)
 {
-	if (pos < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	CLASS(fd, f)(fd);
 	if (fd_empty(f))
 		return -EBADF;
 
+	if (pos < 0 && !unsigned_offsets(fd_file(f)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (fd_file(f)->f_mode & FMODE_PREAD)
 		return vfs_read(fd_file(f), buf, count, &pos);
 
@@ -783,13 +783,13 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE5(pread64, unsigned int, fd, char __user *, buf,
 ssize_t ksys_pwrite64(unsigned int fd, const char __user *buf,
 		      size_t count, loff_t pos)
 {
-	if (pos < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	CLASS(fd, f)(fd);
 	if (fd_empty(f))
 		return -EBADF;
 
+	if (pos < 0 && !unsigned_offsets(fd_file(f)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (fd_file(f)->f_mode & FMODE_PWRITE)
 		return vfs_write(fd_file(f), buf, count, &pos);
 
@@ -1123,14 +1123,14 @@ static ssize_t do_preadv(unsigned long fd, const struct iovec __user *vec,
 {
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
 
-	if (pos < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	CLASS(fd, f)(fd);
 	if (!fd_empty(f)) {
-		ret = -ESPIPE;
-		if (fd_file(f)->f_mode & FMODE_PREAD)
-			ret = vfs_readv(fd_file(f), vec, vlen, &pos, flags);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		if (pos >= 0 || unsigned_offsets(fd_file(f))) {
+			ret = -ESPIPE;
+			if (fd_file(f)->f_mode & FMODE_PREAD)
+				ret = vfs_readv(fd_file(f), vec, vlen, &pos, flags);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (ret > 0)
@@ -1144,14 +1144,14 @@ static ssize_t do_pwritev(unsigned long fd, const struct iovec __user *vec,
 {
 	ssize_t ret = -EBADF;
 
-	if (pos < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	CLASS(fd, f)(fd);
 	if (!fd_empty(f)) {
-		ret = -ESPIPE;
-		if (fd_file(f)->f_mode & FMODE_PWRITE)
-			ret = vfs_writev(fd_file(f), vec, vlen, &pos, flags);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		if (pos >= 0 || unsigned_offsets(fd_file(f))) {
+			ret = -ESPIPE;
+			if (fd_file(f)->f_mode & FMODE_PWRITE)
+				ret = vfs_writev(fd_file(f), vec, vlen, &pos, flags);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (ret > 0)