diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 8ed7c9d8c0fb..873d83104e79 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_splice_direct);
 
 static int wait_for_space(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned flags)
 {
-	while (pipe->nrbufs == pipe->buffers) {
+	for (;;) {
+		if (unlikely(!pipe->readers)) {
+			send_sig(SIGPIPE, current, 0);
+			return -EPIPE;
+		}
+		if (pipe->nrbufs != pipe->buffers)
+			return 0;
 		if (flags & SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK)
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		if (signal_pending(current))
@@ -1096,7 +1102,6 @@ static int wait_for_space(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned flags)
 		pipe_wait(pipe);
 		pipe->waiting_writers--;
 	}
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int splice_pipe_to_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *ipipe,