diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 60b39af1279a..19bfbaf13598 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -975,12 +975,14 @@ static struct crng_state *select_crng(void)
 
 /*
  * crng_fast_load() can be called by code in the interrupt service
- * path.  So we can't afford to dilly-dally.
+ * path.  So we can't afford to dilly-dally. Returns the number of
+ * bytes processed from cp.
  */
-static int crng_fast_load(const char *cp, size_t len)
+static size_t crng_fast_load(const char *cp, size_t len)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	char *p;
+	size_t ret = 0;
 
 	if (!spin_trylock_irqsave(&primary_crng.lock, flags))
 		return 0;
@@ -991,7 +993,7 @@ static int crng_fast_load(const char *cp, size_t len)
 	p = (unsigned char *) &primary_crng.state[4];
 	while (len > 0 && crng_init_cnt < CRNG_INIT_CNT_THRESH) {
 		p[crng_init_cnt % CHACHA_KEY_SIZE] ^= *cp;
-		cp++; crng_init_cnt++; len--;
+		cp++; crng_init_cnt++; len--; ret++;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&primary_crng.lock, flags);
 	if (crng_init_cnt >= CRNG_INIT_CNT_THRESH) {
@@ -1000,7 +1002,7 @@ static int crng_fast_load(const char *cp, size_t len)
 		wake_up_interruptible(&crng_init_wait);
 		pr_notice("random: fast init done\n");
 	}
-	return 1;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1353,7 +1355,7 @@ void add_interrupt_randomness(int irq, int irq_flags)
 	if (unlikely(crng_init == 0)) {
 		if ((fast_pool->count >= 64) &&
 		    crng_fast_load((char *) fast_pool->pool,
-				   sizeof(fast_pool->pool))) {
+				   sizeof(fast_pool->pool)) > 0) {
 			fast_pool->count = 0;
 			fast_pool->last = now;
 		}
@@ -2501,8 +2503,11 @@ void add_hwgenerator_randomness(const char *buffer, size_t count,
 	struct entropy_store *poolp = &input_pool;
 
 	if (unlikely(crng_init == 0)) {
-		crng_fast_load(buffer, count);
-		return;
+		size_t ret = crng_fast_load(buffer, count);
+		count -= ret;
+		buffer += ret;
+		if (!count || crng_init == 0)
+			return;
 	}
 
 	/* Suspend writing if we're above the trickle threshold.