diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
index 8f6356ebcdd1..35863132f4f1 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport_common.c
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ virtio_transport_recv_connected(struct sock *sk,
 	switch (le16_to_cpu(pkt->hdr.op)) {
 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_RW:
 		virtio_transport_recv_enqueue(vsk, pkt);
-		sk->sk_data_ready(sk);
+		vsock_data_ready(sk);
 		return err;
 	case VIRTIO_VSOCK_OP_CREDIT_REQUEST:
 		virtio_transport_send_credit_update(vsk);