diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_io_fops.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_io_fops.c
index 6ab60fcd0050..0798e88799eb 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_io_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_io_fops.c
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ ssize_t fb_io_read(struct fb_info *info, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t
 		buf += c;
 		cnt += c;
 		count -= c;
+
+		/*
+		 * If there was a partial copy, the user buffer is faulty.
+		 * Break out to avoid over-advancing the src pointer and
+		 * reading out of bounds in the next iteration.
+		 */
+		if (trailing)
+			break;
 	}
 
 	kfree(buffer);