diff --git a/fs/squashfs/file.c b/fs/squashfs/file.c
index 8ba8c4c50770..cb3753782d85 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/squashfs/file.c
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ static void squashfs_readahead(struct readahead_control *ractl)
 
 		max_pages = (expected + PAGE_SIZE - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
+		if (!max_pages)
+			break;
 		nr_pages = __readahead_batch(ractl, pages, max_pages);
 		if (!nr_pages)
 			break;