diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index de2ede048473..07c5c77abc45 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static int page_cache_pipe_buf_steal(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 		 * If we succeeded in removing the mapping, set LRU flag
 		 * and return good.
 		 */
-		if (remove_mapping(mapping, page)) {
+		if (remove_mapping(mapping, page) && page_count(page) == 1) {
 			buf->flags |= PIPE_BUF_FLAG_LRU;
 			return 0;
 		}