diff --git a/fs/squashfs/file.c b/fs/squashfs/file.c
index 8ba8c4c50770..0a586a7f470e 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/squashfs/file.c
@@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ static void squashfs_readahead(struct readahead_control *ractl)
 	int i, file_end = i_size_read(inode) >> msblk->block_log;
 	unsigned int max_pages = 1UL << shift;
 
+	if (!file_end && !start)
+		return;
+
 	readahead_expand(ractl, start, (len | mask) + 1);
 
 	pages = kmalloc_array(max_pages, sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/fs/squashfs/file_direct.c b/fs/squashfs/file_direct.c
index f1ccad519e28..9c167df9248d 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/file_direct.c
+++ b/fs/squashfs/file_direct.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ int squashfs_readpage_block(struct page *target_page, u64 block, int bsize,
 	struct squashfs_page_actor *actor;
 	void *pageaddr;
 
+	if (!file_end)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (end_index > file_end)
 		end_index = file_end;