diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 5f2dda35c98071ab44e07c7ab13ae2959f009acc..413407bb646c19afd77f32090a09439e99f53e56 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -2043,7 +2043,7 @@ static int __vsock_stream_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 
 		read = transport->stream_dequeue(vsk, msg, len - copied, flags);
 		if (read < 0) {
-			err = -ENOMEM;
+			err = read;
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ static int __vsock_seqpacket_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg,
 	msg_len = transport->seqpacket_dequeue(vsk, msg, flags);
 
 	if (msg_len < 0) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
+		err = msg_len;
 		goto out;
 	}