diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 0cd71b84e483..76b148bcb0dc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@ static int tcp_splice_data_recv(read_descriptor_t *rd_desc, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct tcp_splice_state *tss = rd_desc->arg.data;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = skb_splice_bits(skb, offset, tss->pipe, rd_desc->count, tss->flags);
+	ret = skb_splice_bits(skb, offset, tss->pipe, min(rd_desc->count, len),
+			      tss->flags);
 	if (ret > 0)
 		rd_desc->count -= ret;
 	return ret;