diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 88d0946b5bc9..bc019fac0b55 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1541,8 +1541,10 @@ static int fuse_get_user_pages(struct fuse_args_pages *ap, struct iov_iter *ii,
 	 */
 	struct page **pages = kzalloc(max_pages * sizeof(struct page *),
 				      GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pages)
+	if (!pages) {
+		*nbytesp = 0;
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	while (nbytes < *nbytesp && nr_pages < max_pages) {
 		unsigned nfolios, i;