diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 2478e065bc53..f9a9be797b0c 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ ssize_t copy_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 	struct kiocb kiocb;
 	struct page **pages;
 	ssize_t ret;
-	size_t used, npages, chunk, remain, reclaim;
+	size_t used, npages, chunk, remain, keep = 0;
 	int i;
 
 	/* Work out how much data we can actually add into the pipe */
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ ssize_t copy_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 	if (!bv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	pages = (void *)(bv + npages);
+	pages = (struct page **)(bv + npages);
 	npages = alloc_pages_bulk_array(GFP_USER, npages, pages);
 	if (!npages) {
 		kfree(bv);
@@ -348,11 +348,8 @@ ssize_t copy_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 	kiocb.ki_pos = *ppos;
 	ret = call_read_iter(in, &kiocb, &to);
 
-	reclaim = npages * PAGE_SIZE;
-	remain = 0;
 	if (ret > 0) {
-		reclaim -= ret;
-		remain = ret;
+		keep = DIV_ROUND_UP(ret, PAGE_SIZE);
 		*ppos = kiocb.ki_pos;
 		file_accessed(in);
 	} else if (ret < 0) {
@@ -365,14 +362,12 @@ ssize_t copy_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 	}
 
 	/* Free any pages that didn't get touched at all. */
-	reclaim /= PAGE_SIZE;
-	if (reclaim) {
-		npages -= reclaim;
-		release_pages(pages + npages, reclaim);
-	}
+	if (keep < npages)
+		release_pages(pages + keep, npages - keep);
 
 	/* Push the remaining pages into the pipe. */
-	for (i = 0; i < npages; i++) {
+	remain = ret;
+	for (i = 0; i < keep; i++) {
 		struct pipe_buffer *buf = pipe_head_buf(pipe);
 
 		chunk = min_t(size_t, remain, PAGE_SIZE);