diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 09e2cae929565..93fe77c5b02d6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -1778,6 +1778,8 @@ static int tcp_zerocopy_receive(struct sock *sk,
 	while (length + PAGE_SIZE <= zc->length) {
 		if (zc->recv_skip_hint < PAGE_SIZE) {
 			if (skb) {
+				if (zc->recv_skip_hint > 0)
+					break;
 				skb = skb->next;
 				offset = seq - TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq;
 			} else {