diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_user.c b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_user.c
index 430c024a19b01d270e498df1867059c30661e315..13af2f03ed8479ac8f7f17ce4d7389120cdac297 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_user.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_user.c
@@ -83,9 +83,8 @@ int mconsole_get_request(int fd, struct mc_request *req)
 	int len;
 
 	req->originlen = sizeof(req->origin);
-	req->len = recvfrom(fd, &req->request, sizeof(req->request),
-			    MSG_DONTWAIT, (struct sockaddr *) req->origin,
-			    &req->originlen);
+	req->len = recvfrom(fd, &req->request, sizeof(req->request), 0,
+			    (struct sockaddr *) req->origin, &req->originlen);
 	if (req->len < 0)
 		return 0;