diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 801c21cd77fe..22adbbe51e52 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -809,6 +809,13 @@ static int splice_from_pipe_feed(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct splice_des
  */
 static int splice_from_pipe_next(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, struct splice_desc *sd)
 {
+	/*
+	 * Check for signal early to make process killable when there are
+	 * always buffers available
+	 */
+	if (signal_pending(current))
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+
 	while (!pipe->nrbufs) {
 		if (!pipe->writers)
 			return 0;