diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index b63dcb4e4fe9..f1900bdb3127 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -1617,17 +1617,18 @@ ssize_t vfs_copy_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 			    struct file *file_out, loff_t pos_out,
 			    size_t len, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct inode *inode_in = file_inode(file_in);
-	struct inode *inode_out = file_inode(file_out);
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	if (flags != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (S_ISDIR(inode_in->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode_out->i_mode))
-		return -EISDIR;
-	if (!S_ISREG(inode_in->i_mode) || !S_ISREG(inode_out->i_mode))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	/* this could be relaxed once a method supports cross-fs copies */
+	if (file_inode(file_in)->i_sb != file_inode(file_out)->i_sb)
+		return -EXDEV;
+
+	ret = generic_file_rw_checks(file_in, file_out);
+	if (unlikely(ret))
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = rw_verify_area(READ, file_in, &pos_in, len);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
@@ -1637,15 +1638,6 @@ ssize_t vfs_copy_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ret;
 
-	if (!(file_in->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
-	    !(file_out->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) ||
-	    (file_out->f_flags & O_APPEND))
-		return -EBADF;
-
-	/* this could be relaxed once a method supports cross-fs copies */
-	if (inode_in->i_sb != inode_out->i_sb)
-		return -EXDEV;
-
 	if (len == 0)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -2013,29 +2005,21 @@ loff_t do_clone_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 			   struct file *file_out, loff_t pos_out,
 			   loff_t len, unsigned int remap_flags)
 {
-	struct inode *inode_in = file_inode(file_in);
-	struct inode *inode_out = file_inode(file_out);
 	loff_t ret;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(remap_flags & REMAP_FILE_DEDUP);
 
-	if (S_ISDIR(inode_in->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode_out->i_mode))
-		return -EISDIR;
-	if (!S_ISREG(inode_in->i_mode) || !S_ISREG(inode_out->i_mode))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/*
 	 * FICLONE/FICLONERANGE ioctls enforce that src and dest files are on
 	 * the same mount. Practically, they only need to be on the same file
 	 * system.
 	 */
-	if (inode_in->i_sb != inode_out->i_sb)
+	if (file_inode(file_in)->i_sb != file_inode(file_out)->i_sb)
 		return -EXDEV;
 
-	if (!(file_in->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
-	    !(file_out->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) ||
-	    (file_out->f_flags & O_APPEND))
-		return -EBADF;
+	ret = generic_file_rw_checks(file_in, file_out);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (!file_in->f_op->remap_file_range)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index ea17858310ff..89b9b73eb581 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -3049,6 +3049,7 @@ extern ssize_t generic_write_checks(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
 extern int generic_remap_checks(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 				struct file *file_out, loff_t pos_out,
 				loff_t *count, unsigned int remap_flags);
+extern int generic_file_rw_checks(struct file *file_in, struct file *file_out);
 extern ssize_t generic_file_read_iter(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
 extern ssize_t __generic_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
 extern ssize_t generic_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *, struct iov_iter *);
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index c5af80c43d36..798aac92cd76 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -3040,6 +3040,30 @@ int generic_remap_checks(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * Performs common checks before doing a file copy/clone
+ * from @file_in to @file_out.
+ */
+int generic_file_rw_checks(struct file *file_in, struct file *file_out)
+{
+	struct inode *inode_in = file_inode(file_in);
+	struct inode *inode_out = file_inode(file_out);
+
+	/* Don't copy dirs, pipes, sockets... */
+	if (S_ISDIR(inode_in->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode_out->i_mode))
+		return -EISDIR;
+	if (!S_ISREG(inode_in->i_mode) || !S_ISREG(inode_out->i_mode))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!(file_in->f_mode & FMODE_READ) ||
+	    !(file_out->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) ||
+	    (file_out->f_flags & O_APPEND))
+		return -EBADF;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int pagecache_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 				loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
 				struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
