diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_sysfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_sysfs.c
index cdf0e9c6fd73e..313c0000a814e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_sysfs.c
@@ -445,7 +445,14 @@ static ssize_t error_state_read(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct device *kdev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = kdev_minor_to_i915(kdev);
 	struct i915_gpu_coredump *gpu;
-	ssize_t ret;
+	ssize_t ret = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: Concurrent clients triggering resets and reading + clearing
+	 * dumps can cause inconsistent sysfs reads when a user calls in with a
+	 * non-zero offset to complete a prior partial read but the
+	 * gpu_coredump has been cleared or replaced.
+	 */
 
 	gpu = i915_first_error_state(i915);
 	if (IS_ERR(gpu)) {
@@ -457,8 +464,10 @@ static ssize_t error_state_read(struct file *filp, struct kobject *kobj,
 		const char *str = "No error state collected\n";
 		size_t len = strlen(str);
 
-		ret = min_t(size_t, count, len - off);
-		memcpy(buf, str + off, ret);
+		if (off < len) {
+			ret = min_t(size_t, count, len - off);
+			memcpy(buf, str + off, ret);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return ret;