diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index ac3b4e9f5668..cad73bad9c90 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1033,6 +1033,19 @@ static int fuse_readpages_fill(void *_data, struct page *page)
 	struct inode *inode = data->inode;
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUSE_BPF
+	/*
+	 * Currently no meaningful readahead is possible with fuse-bpf within
+	 * the kernel, so unless the daemon is aware of this file, ignore this
+	 * call.
+	 */
+	if (!get_fuse_inode(inode)->nodeid)
+		return -EIO;
+#endif
+
+	if (fuse_is_bad(inode))
+		return -EIO;
+
 	fuse_wait_on_page_writeback(inode, page->index);
 
 	if (ap->num_pages &&