diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 8890604e3fcdd638d6d150ffbfc981a783467dfe..6909d89d0da56ffd929a2114b0228a03d1f35589 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -696,8 +696,10 @@ static int pipe_to_sendpage(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	more = (sd->flags & SPLICE_F_MORE) ? MSG_MORE : 0;
-	if (sd->len < sd->total_len)
+
+	if (sd->len < sd->total_len && pipe->nrbufs > 1)
 		more |= MSG_SENDPAGE_NOTLAST;
+
 	return file->f_op->sendpage(file, buf->page, buf->offset,
 				    sd->len, &pos, more);
 }