diff --git a/fs/vfs/fs_read.c b/fs/vfs/fs_read.c
index 5ae13b57cd405..e1eaf6fbcb41e 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/fs_read.c
+++ b/fs/vfs/fs_read.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ ssize_t file_readv(FAR struct file *filep,
 
   else if (inode != NULL && inode->u.i_ops)
     {
-      if (inode->u.i_ops->readv)
+      if (iovcnt > 1 && inode->u.i_ops->readv)
         {
           struct uio uio;
 
diff --git a/fs/vfs/fs_write.c b/fs/vfs/fs_write.c
index 89b5cddd910fd..409d80b6c08e5 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/fs_write.c
+++ b/fs/vfs/fs_write.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ ssize_t file_writev(FAR struct file *filep,
   inode = filep->f_inode;
   if (inode != NULL && inode->u.i_ops)
     {
-      if (inode->u.i_ops->writev)
+      if (iovcnt > 1 && inode->u.i_ops->writev)
         {
           struct uio uio;