diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 3d806820280e3bc4aaa5e81d6bea411f6597e400..0d567397c254e98d04ed0e251d67f3cc59ebd547 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ do_lo_receive(struct loop_device *lo,
 
 	if (retval < 0)
 		return retval;
-
+	if (retval != bvec->bv_len)
+		return -EIO;
 	return 0;
 }