diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
index dcc50a2bfa4b..bfc9b1ea76fa 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ do_retry:
 	} else {
 		size_t trans = rdata->subreq.transferred + rdata->got_bytes;
 		if (trans < rdata->subreq.len &&
-		    rdata->subreq.start + trans == ictx->remote_i_size) {
+		    rdata->subreq.start + trans >= ictx->remote_i_size) {
 			rdata->result = 0;
 			__set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_HIT_EOF, &rdata->subreq.flags);
 		} else if (rdata->got_bytes > 0) {