diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 5816d4c4cab09c22274c2cdc40f4176f16426f0a..511178d7723ba9737b33049c67ff68e387840cfa 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -1518,6 +1518,11 @@ ssize_t vfs_copy_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	if (flags != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (S_ISDIR(inode_in->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode_out->i_mode))
+		return -EISDIR;
+	if (!S_ISREG(inode_in->i_mode) || !S_ISREG(inode_out->i_mode))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ret = rw_verify_area(READ, file_in, &pos_in, len);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ret;