diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index ec2c2afbf0d060b4f6335a7616c8deba0a95fde6..8f6356ebcdd1777d894bb0c9ce6646b4c8f68cb1 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -634,10 +634,7 @@ virtio_transport_notify_poll_in(struct vsock_sock *vsk,
 				size_t target,
 				bool *data_ready_now)
 {
-	if (vsock_stream_has_data(vsk))
-		*data_ready_now = true;
-	else
-		*data_ready_now = false;
+	*data_ready_now = vsock_stream_has_data(vsk) >= target;
 
 	return 0;
 }