diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 492cec3f1451..e51716e88899 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -508,14 +508,11 @@ xs_read_stream_request(struct sock_xprt *transport, struct msghdr *msg,
 				&read);
 		transport->recv.offset += read;
 		transport->recv.copied += read;
-	} else
-		read = 0;
-
-	if (transport->recv.offset == transport->recv.len) {
-		xs_read_stream_check_eor(transport, msg);
-		return read;
 	}
 
+	if (transport->recv.offset == transport->recv.len)
+		xs_read_stream_check_eor(transport, msg);
+
 	if (want == 0)
 		return 0;