diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 57cf94f129ba..7f4910c98c7c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -262,9 +262,11 @@ nfs_file_read(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
 		(unsigned long) count, (unsigned long) pos);
 
 	result = nfs_revalidate_mapping(inode, iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping);
-	nfs_add_stats(inode, NFSIOS_NORMALREADBYTES, count);
-	if (!result)
+	if (!result) {
 		result = generic_file_aio_read(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
+		if (result > 0)
+			nfs_add_stats(inode, NFSIOS_NORMALREADBYTES, result);
+	}
 	return result;
 }