diff --git a/mm/fadvise.c b/mm/fadvise.c
index 67028e30aa91..b63fe21416ff 100644
--- a/mm/fadvise.c
+++ b/mm/fadvise.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int generic_fadvise(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len, int advice)
 		return -ESPIPE;
 
 	mapping = file->f_mapping;
-	if (!mapping || len < 0)
+	if (!mapping || len < 0 || offset < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	bdi = inode_to_bdi(mapping->host);