diff --git a/fs/ceph/file.c b/fs/ceph/file.c
index 4b8d59ebda00..3380d102a796 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/file.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/file.c
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ ssize_t __ceph_sync_read(struct inode *inode, loff_t *ki_pos,
 	if (ceph_inode_is_shutdown(inode))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	if (!len)
+	if (!len || !i_size)
 		return 0;
 	/*
 	 * flush any page cache pages in this range.  this
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ ssize_t __ceph_sync_read(struct inode *inode, loff_t *ki_pos,
 		int num_pages;
 		size_t page_off;
 		bool more;
-		int idx;
+		int idx = 0;
 		size_t left;
 		struct ceph_osd_req_op *op;
 		u64 read_off = off;
@@ -1160,7 +1160,14 @@ ssize_t __ceph_sync_read(struct inode *inode, loff_t *ki_pos,
 		else if (ret == -ENOENT)
 			ret = 0;
 
-		if (ret > 0 && IS_ENCRYPTED(inode)) {
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			ceph_osdc_put_request(req);
+			if (ret == -EBLOCKLISTED)
+				fsc->blocklisted = true;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (IS_ENCRYPTED(inode)) {
 			int fret;
 
 			fret = ceph_fscrypt_decrypt_extents(inode, pages,
@@ -1189,7 +1196,7 @@ ssize_t __ceph_sync_read(struct inode *inode, loff_t *ki_pos,
 		ceph_osdc_put_request(req);
 
 		/* Short read but not EOF? Zero out the remainder. */
-		if (ret >= 0 && ret < len && (off + ret < i_size)) {
+		if (ret < len && (off + ret < i_size)) {
 			int zlen = min(len - ret, i_size - off - ret);
 			int zoff = page_off + ret;
 
@@ -1199,13 +1206,11 @@ ssize_t __ceph_sync_read(struct inode *inode, loff_t *ki_pos,
 			ret += zlen;
 		}
 
-		idx = 0;
-		if (ret <= 0)
-			left = 0;
-		else if (off + ret > i_size)
-			left = i_size - off;
+		if (off + ret > i_size)
+			left = (i_size > off) ? i_size - off : 0;
 		else
 			left = ret;
+
 		while (left > 0) {
 			size_t plen, copied;
 
@@ -1223,12 +1228,6 @@ ssize_t __ceph_sync_read(struct inode *inode, loff_t *ki_pos,
 		}
 		ceph_release_page_vector(pages, num_pages);
 
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			if (ret == -EBLOCKLISTED)
-				fsc->blocklisted = true;
-			break;
-		}
-
 		if (off >= i_size || !more)
 			break;
 	}