diff --git a/mm/swap_state.c b/mm/swap_state.c
index fd2f21e1c60a..56a3cc4f1068 100644
--- a/mm/swap_state.c
+++ b/mm/swap_state.c
@@ -543,6 +543,13 @@ struct page *swap_cluster_readahead(swp_entry_t entry, gfp_t gfp_mask,
 	if (!mask)
 		goto skip;
 
+	/* Test swap type to make sure the dereference is safe */
+	if (likely(si->flags & (SWP_BLKDEV | SWP_FS))) {
+		struct inode *inode = si->swap_file->f_mapping->host;
+		if (inode_read_congested(inode))
+			goto skip;
+	}
+
 	do_poll = false;
 	/* Read a page_cluster sized and aligned cluster around offset. */
 	start_offset = offset & ~mask;