diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 4f3753f0a158..242d01d20910 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -3774,7 +3774,9 @@ static struct folio *do_read_cache_folio(struct address_space *mapping,
 {
 	struct folio *folio;
 	int err;
-
+	
+	if (!filler && (!mapping->a_ops || !mapping->a_ops->read_folio))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	if (!filler)
 		filler = mapping->a_ops->read_folio;
 repeat: