diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index e80cd8f2c049..5150aa25e64b 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ static int fuse_retrieve(struct fuse_mount *fm, struct inode *inode,
 
 	index = outarg->offset >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
-	while (num) {
+	while (num && ap->num_folios < num_pages) {
 		struct folio *folio;
 		unsigned int folio_offset;
 		unsigned int nr_bytes;